Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chalfant took in $669 thousand and spent $663 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)40%Federal tax money6.0%State tax money4.3%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes49%

Property tax
32%$213 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$82 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$270 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$264 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$40 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$29 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

46%

of Chalfant'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
46%$308 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$258 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$120 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$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$110 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$110 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$61 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Chalfant. 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 Chalfant 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.