Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chalfont took in $2.8 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes83%State tax money6.5%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services (road charges)5.1%

What stands out

35%

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

Borough taxes83%

Individual income tax
35%$974 thousand
Property tax
35%$969 thousand
Other taxes
12%$338 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$205 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$140 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$136 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$180 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$152 thousand
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails78%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

78%

of Chalfont'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
78%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$153 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$683 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$483 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$358 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$358 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Chalfont. 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 Chalfont 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.