Borough government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Denver took in $3.9 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%Borough taxes38%State tax money7.2%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money5.2%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes38%

Property tax
17%$668 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$534 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$271 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$158 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$887 thousand
  • Water$629 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$202 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$279 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$31 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$216 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Denver'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
43%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$757 thousand
  • Water supply$644 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$763 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$604 thousand
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$516 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$516 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$356 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$190 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$246 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$232 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Denver. 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 Denver 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.