Borough government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Phoenixville took in $33.4 million and spent $34.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%Borough taxes39%State tax money14%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

14%

of Phoenixville's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Borough taxes39%

Property tax

21%$7.0 million

Individual income tax

14%$4.6 million

Other taxes

3.9%$1.3 million

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$676 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$361 thousand
Public utility licenses$262 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services

42%$14.1 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more

Water$4.7 million
Sewer$4.2 million
Garbage collection$2.2 million
Other service charges$1.6 million
Parking$1.0 million
Parks and recreation$326 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state

14%$4.8 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.0%$1.0 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$409 thousand

Fines

0.4%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

25%

of Phoenixville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

31%$10.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$4.8 million
Sewer systems$3.0 million
Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

30%$10.4 million

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

Police$5.7 million
Fire protection$3.5 million
Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Courts and legal services$125 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

25%$8.5 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more

Roads and highways$6.2 million
Ports and harbors$1.5 million
Parking$748 thousand

Running the government and other costs

7.7%$2.6 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$988 thousand
Government buildings$346 thousand
Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Other and not broken out-$796 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.5%$1.5 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$1.5 million

Interest on debt

2.1%$734 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$12 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$12 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Phoenixville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Phoenixville 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.