Borough government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jenkintown took in $5.7 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)16%Federal tax money8.3%State tax money6.7%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

20%

of Jenkintown's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Borough taxes67%

Property tax
43%$2.5 million
Other taxes
20%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$924 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$165 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
2.8%$161 thousand

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$914 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$449 thousand
  • Garbage collection$312 thousand
  • Parking$123 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$474 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$383 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$103 thousand
Fines
0.7%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

34%

of Jenkintown'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$193 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$726 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$467 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$442 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Parking$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$558 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$312 thousand
  • Sewer systems$246 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$218 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$211 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Jenkintown. 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 Jenkintown 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.