Borough government · Lebanon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cornwall took in $4.8 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%State tax money6.1%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes45%

Property tax
22%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
15%$700 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$372 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$210 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$106 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$885 thousand
  • Sewer$840 thousand
  • Other service charges$295 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$229 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$289 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$38 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt0.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

24%

of Cornwall'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$809 thousand
  • Sewer systems$754 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$716 thousand
  • Fire protection$292 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$847 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$484 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$157 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$711 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$711 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Cornwall. 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 Cornwall 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.