Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leesport took in $2.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)54%Borough taxes38%Fines and other4.7%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes38%

Property tax
22%$520 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$280 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$511 thousand
  • Other service charges$394 thousand
  • Garbage collection$282 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$81 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$99 thousand
Fines
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Interest on debt8.3%Roads, transit and parking7.6%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

32%

of Leesport'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
32%$607 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$532 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$552 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$248 thousand
  • Government buildings$135 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$348 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$203 thousand
  • Water supply$145 thousand
Interest on debt
8.3%$159 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$146 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Leesport. 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 Leesport 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.