Borough government · Cumberland County, PA

New Cumberland's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Cumberland took in $5.7 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)11%State tax money9.6%Fines and other8.3%Federal tax money7.5%County and local tax money5.5%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes58%

Property tax
35%$2.0 million
Individual income tax
18%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.3%$303 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$157 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$125 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$618 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$583 thousand
  • Sewer$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$431 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$553 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$317 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$448 thousand
Fines
0.5%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Environment and natural resources0.4%

What stands out

27%

of New Cumberland'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$366 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$300 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$381 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$95 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$602 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$602 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$471 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$399 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of New Cumberland. 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 New Cumberland 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.