Borough government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Collegeville took in $3.5 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes80%Federal tax money7.6%State tax money7.1%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services1.8%

What stands out

29%

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

Borough taxes80%

Property tax
37%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
29%$1.0 million
Other taxes
14%$506 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$248 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$178 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$65 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$271 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$251 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$104 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

60%

of Collegeville'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
60%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$243 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$59 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$537 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)$353 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$342 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$342 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$209 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$209 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Collegeville. 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 Collegeville 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.