Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Laureldale took in $4.1 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)47%Borough taxes39%State tax money7.8%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes39%

Property tax
22%$916 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$458 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$242 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$113 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$397 thousand
  • Other service charges$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$205 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$323 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.6%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

52%

of Laureldale'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
52%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$370 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$828 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$406 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$209 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$639 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$539 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$307 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$307 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Laureldale. 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 Laureldale 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.