Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Boyertown took in $5.3 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%Borough taxes39%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes39%

Property tax
23%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
9.9%$520 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$292 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$141 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$78 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$878 thousand
  • Other service charges$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Parking$8 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$213 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$230 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$86 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$163 thousand
Fines
0.6%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

26%

of Boyertown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$915 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$744 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$744 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$417 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$237 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$79 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Boyertown. 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 Boyertown 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.