Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Philadelphia took in $541 thousand and spent $592 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)21%Fines and other11%State tax money9.4%

What stands out

24%

of New Philadelphia'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
27%$147 thousand
Individual income tax
24%$129 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$106 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$51 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$43 thousand
Fines
3.5%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

34%

of New Philadelphia'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
34%$202 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$181 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$112 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of New Philadelphia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of New Philadelphia 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.