Borough government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hatboro took in $8.4 million and spent $9.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes74%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.0%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes74%

Property tax
47%$3.9 million
Individual income tax
14%$1.2 million
Other taxes
13%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$465 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$461 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$502 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$234 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$185 thousand
  • Parking$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$393 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$918 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$304 thousand
Fines
0.5%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

32%

of Hatboro'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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$534 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$505 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$213 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$155 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Parking$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$391 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$204 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$187 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$232 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$232 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hatboro. 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 Hatboro 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.