Borough government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Highspire took in $5.5 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)45%Borough taxes39%State tax money8.0%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

4.8%

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

Borough taxes39%

Property tax
29%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.7%$313 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$205 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$61 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
4.8%$268 thousand

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$299 thousand
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$124 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$440 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$269 thousand
Fines
0.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Environment and natural resources5.3%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

5.3%

of Highspire'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$315 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$938 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$841 thousand
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$683 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$341 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$198 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$326 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$326 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.3%$229 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$229 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$117 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Highspire. 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 Highspire 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.