Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Coaldale took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes46%Fines and other23%Fees for services (sewer)21%State tax money9.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Coaldale's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes46%

Property tax
31%$622 thousand
Individual income tax
9.6%$194 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$426 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$415 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$187 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$11 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
19%$376 thousand
Fines
4.6%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Coaldale'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
34%$635 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$616 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$569 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$295 thousand
  • Government buildings$159 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$323 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$318 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$312 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$312 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Coaldale. 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 Coaldale 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.