Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Langhorne took in $978 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection)22%Federal tax money8.5%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money6.2%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

24%

of Langhorne'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 taxes53%

Property tax
30%$290 thousand
Other taxes
24%$231 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$128 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$36 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$217 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$180 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$83 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$68 thousand

County and local tax money6.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.2%$61 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$24 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries27%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs14%

What stands out

27%

of Langhorne's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$356 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$356 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$353 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$255 thousand
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$237 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$237 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$186 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$178 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Langhorne. 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 Langhorne 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.