Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Orwigsburg took in $3.9 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%Borough taxes39%State tax money5.8%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes39%

Property tax
21%$822 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$503 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$205 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$68 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$866 thousand
  • Water$793 thousand
  • Garbage collection$324 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$40 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$227 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$14 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$86 thousand
Fines
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Interest on debt8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%

What stands out

8.3%

of Orwigsburg'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
51%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$955 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$311 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$747 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$247 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$208 thousand
  • Government buildings$174 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$664 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$571 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$514 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$514 thousand
Interest on debt
8.3%$451 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$267 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$252 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Orwigsburg. 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 Orwigsburg 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.