Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Morgan took in $2.2 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 (garbage collection, sewer)65%Borough taxes32%Fines and other2.4%State tax money0.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

65%

of New Morgan's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes32%

Property tax
30%$661 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.5%$11 thousand

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Sewer$135 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Interest on debt65%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%Roads, transit and parking0.8%

What stands out

65%

of New Morgan'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%

Interest on debt
65%$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$400 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$400 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$224 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of New Morgan. 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 Morgan 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.