Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cressona took in $807 thousand and spent $973 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection)20%Federal tax money10%State tax money9.3%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

23%

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

Borough taxes59%

Property tax
28%$222 thousand
Individual income tax
23%$188 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$35 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$158 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$119 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$83 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$75 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$7 thousand
Fines
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

47%

of Cressona'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%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$457 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$457 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$373 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$167 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$91 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Cressona. 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 Cressona 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.