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East Greenville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Greenville took in $2.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes51%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)40%State tax money4.9%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

16%

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

Borough taxes51%

Property tax
28%$662 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$389 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$75 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$47 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$954 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$702 thousand
  • Garbage collection$236 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$115 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$74 thousand
Fines
0.6%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

26%

of East Greenville'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$640 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$392 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$248 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$601 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$601 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$600 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$533 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$366 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$180 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of East Greenville. 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 East Greenville 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.