Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Perkasie took in $15.7 million and spent $17.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)75%Borough taxes17%State tax money4.1%County and local tax money1.8%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes17%

Individual income tax
10%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.8%$593 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$328 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$165 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.6%$565 thousand

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$11.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 2 more
  • Electric power$8.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$814 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$586 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%$15 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$646 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$282 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$241 thousand
Fines
0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

27%

of Perkasie'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
40%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$6.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$739 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$270 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Parking$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.8 million
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)$641 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$606 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$445 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Perkasie. 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 Perkasie 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.