Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gilberton took in $498 thousand and spent $445 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Borough taxes23%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.4%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

59%

of Gilberton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Borough taxes23%

Property tax

12%$59 thousand

Individual income tax

9.8%$49 thousand

Other taxes

1.4%$7 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes

Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services

9.4%$47 thousand

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection

Garbage collection$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money59%

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

From the state

59%$296 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.6%$13 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Fines

5.0%$25 thousand

Interest, rents and other

0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development53%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

53%

of Gilberton's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development

53%$234 thousand

Running the government and other costs

27%$118 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
Other and not broken out$29 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

8.8%$39 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$39 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

6.3%$28 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and fire protection

Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Fire protection$9 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

4.9%$22 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.7%$3 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$3 thousand

Interest on debt

0.2%$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Gilberton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Gilberton 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.