Borough government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Penbrook took in $3.4 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%State tax money11%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money3.4%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

8.7%

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

Borough taxes46%

Property tax

32%$1.1 million

Individual income tax

8.7%$293 thousand

Other taxes

5.2%$175 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more

Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$63 thousand
Public utility licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services

33%$1.1 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more

Sewer$660 thousand
Garbage collection$326 thousand
Other service charges$112 thousand
Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government

4.6%$156 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state

11%$356 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.4%$114 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$39 thousand

Fines

1.2%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

33%

of Penbrook'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

37%$960 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$630 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$330 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

33%$854 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$712 thousand
Fire protection$83 thousand
Inspections and regulation$51 thousand
Courts and legal services$8 thousand

Running the government and other costs

23%$587 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$346 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
Government buildings$97 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

5.2%$135 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$135 thousand

Interest on debt

1.5%$38 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.7%$19 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.2%$5 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$5 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Penbrook. 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 Penbrook 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.