Borough government · Franklin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chambersburg took in $101 million and spent $118 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)79%Borough taxes11%Fines and other5.5%State tax money3.0%Federal tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

79%

of Chambersburg's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Borough taxes11%

Property tax
6.8%$6.8 million
Individual income tax
2.8%$2.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$773 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$539 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$300 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$79.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 6 more
  • Electric power$32.0 million
  • Other service charges$18.7 million
  • Gas$9.4 million
  • Sewer$7.9 million
  • Water$5.3 million
  • Garbage collection$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Parking$297 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$1.5 million

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$3.0 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$249 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$5.4 million
Fines
0.1%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

54%

of Chambersburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$63.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$32.8 million
  • Gas supply$9.1 million
  • Sewer systems$8.8 million
  • Water supply$8.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$19.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$15.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$17.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
  • Parking$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$719 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$719 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Chambersburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Chambersburg 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.