Borough government · Perry County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Duncannon took in $3.4 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 (electric power, sewer)75%Borough taxes12%State tax money7.7%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

75%

of Duncannon's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes12%

Property tax
7.0%$240 thousand
Individual income tax
4.4%$149 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Sewer$655 thousand
  • Water$503 thousand
  • Garbage collection$228 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$78 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$264 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$104 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities85%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Running the government and other costs4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

85%

of Duncannon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
85%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Electric power$984 thousand
  • Sewer systems$493 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$244 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$221 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Duncannon. 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 Duncannon 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.