Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kutztown took in $21.2 million and spent $17.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)70%Fines and other16%Borough taxes9.0%State tax money2.7%Federal tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

70%

of Kutztown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes9.0%

Property tax
4.4%$930 thousand
Individual income tax
3.0%$628 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$359 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$221 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$78 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$31 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$6.5 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$979 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$533 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$565 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$100 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$3.3 million
Fines
0.2%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Running the government and other costs3.8%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

54%

of Kutztown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$9.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$484 thousand
  • Fire protection$247 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$671 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$424 thousand
  • Libraries$247 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.8%$655 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$507 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$383 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
  • Other and not broken out-$321 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$330 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Kutztown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Kutztown 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.