Borough government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carlisle took in $29.2 million and spent $30.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%Borough taxes31%Federal tax money10%State tax money4.9%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

7.9%

of Carlisle's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Borough taxes31%

Property tax
18%$5.2 million
Individual income tax
7.9%$2.3 million
Other taxes
5.7%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$774 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$553 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$270 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$14.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$6.2 million
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Parking$665 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$209 thousand
  • Road charges$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$3.0 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$1.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$626 thousand
Fines
0.3%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%Housing and community development9.4%All other spending10%

What stands out

9.4%

of Carlisle's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$363 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Parking$509 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$913 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Housing and community development
9.4%$2.8 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$968 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$968 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$966 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$966 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Carlisle. 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 Carlisle 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.