Borough government · Juniata County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Port Royal took in $383 thousand and spent $305 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes64%State tax money17%Federal tax money13%Fees for services3.1%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

24%

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

Borough taxes64%

Individual income tax
24%$92 thousand
Other taxes
22%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Amusement taxes$68 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$66 thousand

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$48 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$66 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$10 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Health and hospitals1.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%

What stands out

42%

of Port Royal's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Port Royal. 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 Royal 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.