Borough government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hummelstown took in $4.1 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)42%State tax money6.9%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

17%

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

Borough taxes45%

Individual income tax
17%$693 thousand
Other taxes
15%$625 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$436 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$104 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$566 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$449 thousand
  • Other service charges$97 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$287 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$226 thousand
Fines
0.4%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking15%Housing and community development6.4%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

6.4%

of Hummelstown's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$958 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$412 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$904 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$752 thousand
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$735 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$404 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$599 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$599 thousand
Housing and community development
6.4%$264 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$173 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 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 Hummelstown. 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 Hummelstown 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.