Borough government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Paxtang took in $1.7 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Borough taxes66%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)28%State tax money4.4%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes66%

Property tax
46%$792 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$209 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$84 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$489 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$248 thousand
  • Sewer$233 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$76 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$13 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

30%

of Paxtang'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
30%$451 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$414 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$444 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$289 thousand
  • Sewer systems$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$417 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)$184 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$166 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$166 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Paxtang. 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 Paxtang 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.