Borough government · Chester County, PA

Honey Brook's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Honey Brook took in $1.5 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money42%Borough taxes33%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.4%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other5.9%State tax money4.4%

What stands out

42%

of Honey Brook'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 taxes33%

Individual income tax
17%$252 thousand
Property tax
13%$185 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$122 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$71 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$92 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$64 thousand

County and local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
42%$604 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$52 thousand
Fines
2.3%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Health and hospitals0.7%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

62%

of Honey Brook'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
62%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$391 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$265 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$270 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$90 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Honey Brook. 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 Honey Brook 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.