Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

Port Carbon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Port Carbon took in $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes57%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection)17%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes57%

Property tax
34%$373 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$192 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$187 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$163 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$234 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$30 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.7%$19 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Housing and community development8.3%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

8.3%

of Port Carbon's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$354 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$206 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$126 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$226 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$159 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$189 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$189 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$172 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$172 thousand
Housing and community development
8.3%$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Port Carbon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Port Carbon 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.