Borough government · Clearfield County, PA

Chester Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chester Hill took in $626 thousand and spent $409 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)49%Borough taxes37%State tax money8.9%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes37%

Property tax
20%$126 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$68 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$304 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$304 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$56 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$19 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
1.8%$11 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%

What stands out

24%

of Chester Hill's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$169 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$113 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$98 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Chester Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Chester Hill 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.