Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

Palo Alto's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Palo Alto took in $496 thousand and spent $422 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes51%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)21%Fines and other11%Federal tax money10%State tax money6.5%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes51%

Property tax
29%$146 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$94 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$106 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$51 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$32 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$50 thousand
Fines
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Housing and community development0.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Palo Alto's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$104 thousand
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$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$70 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto 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.