Borough government · Montgomery County, PA

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes76%Fees for services (garbage collection)14%State tax money6.3%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes76%

Property tax
42%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
19%$505 thousand
Other taxes
16%$435 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$209 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$170 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$381 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$269 thousand
  • Other service charges$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$170 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$60 thousand
Fines
0.7%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

30%

of Pennsburg'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$874 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$380 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$341 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$796 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$636 thousand
  • Fire protection$124 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$729 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$729 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$242 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$242 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Pennsburg. 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 Pennsburg 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.