Borough government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gratz took in $327 thousand and spent $201 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%Fines and other41%State tax money16%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

25%

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

Borough taxes42%

Individual income tax
25%$82 thousand
Property tax
8.6%$28 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$52 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other41%

Interest, rents and other
40%$130 thousand
Fines
1.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs39%Housing and community development7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

42%

of Gratz'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
42%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$79 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)$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Housing and community development
7.5%$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Gratz. 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 Gratz 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.