Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lenhartsville took in $143 thousand and spent $126 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)63%Borough taxes27%Federal tax money6.3%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes27%

Individual income tax
14%$20 thousand
Property tax
7.7%$11 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$9 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt10%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%

What stands out

10%

of Lenhartsville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$55 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Lenhartsville. 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 Lenhartsville 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.