Borough government · Carbon County, PA

Bowmanstown's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bowmanstown took in $947 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)44%Borough taxes36%State tax money10%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

10%

of Bowmanstown's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes36%

Property tax
23%$215 thousand
Individual income tax
9.9%$94 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$420 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$347 thousand
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.9%$46 thousand

State tax money10%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
10%$95 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$43 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Interest on debt4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

62%

of Bowmanstown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$671 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$620 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$255 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$161 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bowmanstown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Bowmanstown itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.