Borough government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Herndon took in $144 thousand and spent $110 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

Borough taxes54%Fines and other18%State tax money17%Fees for services7.6%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

27%

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

Borough taxes54%

Individual income tax

27%$39 thousand

Property tax

25%$36 thousand

Other taxes

2.1%$3 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility licenses

Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services

7.6%$11 thousand

What's in fees for servicesOther service charges

Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government

3.5%$5 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state

17%$24 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other

16%$23 thousand

Fines

2.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

51%

of Herndon'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

51%$56 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$56 thousand

Running the government and other costs

46%$51 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)$32 thousand
Other and not broken out$19 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

1.8%$2 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$2 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.9%$1 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Herndon. 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 Herndon 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.