Borough government · Mifflin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burnham took in $1.9 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)47%Borough taxes40%State tax money5.8%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes40%

Property tax
22%$419 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$200 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$51 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$884 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$830 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$104 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$108 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$21 thousand
Fines
0.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%

What stands out

52%

of Burnham'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
52%$870 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$870 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$374 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$161 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$256 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$210 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$102 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$102 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$67 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Burnham. 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 Burnham 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.