Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Port Clinton took in $234 thousand and spent $291 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)56%Borough taxes29%Federal tax money6.8%State tax money6.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes29%

Property tax
14%$33 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$30 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$132 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$16 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$16 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs9.3%Interest on debt7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

69%

of Port Clinton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
69%$200 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$200 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$27 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$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Port Clinton. 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 Port Clinton 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.