Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gordon took in $676 thousand and spent $850 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money57%Borough taxes30%Fines and other8.1%State tax money4.7%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

57%

of Gordon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes30%

Property tax
14%$97 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$83 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money57%

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

From the federal government
57%$386 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$32 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$53 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Environment and natural resources44%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

44%

of Gordon's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Environment and natural resources
44%$377 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$377 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$201 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$201 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$173 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$33 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Gordon. 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 Gordon 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.