Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Penndel took in $2.7 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)39%Borough taxes39%State tax money13%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

12%

of Penndel'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
19%$525 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$328 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$207 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$102 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$755 thousand
  • Garbage collection$201 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$115 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$351 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$102 thousand
Fines
1.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

28%

of Penndel'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
51%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$227 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$696 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$436 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$123 thousand
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$390 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$232 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Penndel. 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 Penndel 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.