Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamburg took in $4.7 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%County and local tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)16%State tax money8.5%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

23%

of Hamburg's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes47%

Property tax
29%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
11%$520 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$309 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$118 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$774 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$559 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
  • Other service charges$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$404 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$188 thousand
Fines
1.4%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

29%

of Hamburg's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$493 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$448 thousand
  • Water supply$213 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$978 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$978 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$922 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$581 thousand
  • Government buildings$195 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$493 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$461 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hamburg. 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 Hamburg 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.