Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

Pine Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pine Grove took in $2.0 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, road charges)45%Borough taxes40%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes40%

Property tax
22%$438 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$234 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$140 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$43 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$917 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$868 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$108 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$132 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$39 thousand
Fines
0.5%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt7.4%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

7.4%

of Pine Grove's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$670 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$670 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$545 thousand
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)$254 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$194 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$392 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$340 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$343 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$343 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$161 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 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 Pine Grove. 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 Pine Grove 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.