Borough government · Adams County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gettysburg took in $6.9 million and spent $7.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (parking, parks and recreation)24%Fines and other11%State tax money7.1%County and local tax money3.3%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
33%$2.3 million
Other taxes
12%$797 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$418 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$168 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$134 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
9.9%$683 thousand

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parking$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$181 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$489 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$230 thousand

Fines and other11%

Fines
7.0%$483 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.0%$273 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

37%

of Gettysburg'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
37%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Parking$243 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$2.4 million
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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$655 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$293 thousand
  • Government buildings$287 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$262 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$107 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$94 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$85 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Gettysburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Gettysburg 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.