Borough government · Lebanon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jonestown took in $760 thousand and spent $745 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%Federal tax money14%State tax money13%Fines and other9.1%County and local tax money3.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.3%

What stands out

26%

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

Borough taxes59%

Individual income tax
26%$198 thousand
Property tax
22%$167 thousand
Other taxes
11%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$59 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$106 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$97 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$26 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$62 thousand
Fines
0.9%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Interest on debt2.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%

What stands out

47%

of Jonestown'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
47%$353 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$233 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$95 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Police$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Jonestown. 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 Jonestown 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.