City government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pottsville took in $14.3 million and spent $16.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)20%Federal tax money12%State tax money9.0%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes55%

Property tax
31%$4.5 million
Other taxes
13%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$206 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$182 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
11%$1.5 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parking and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Parking$737 thousand
  • Other service charges$637 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$1.7 million

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$1.3 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$240 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$286 thousand
Fines
0.4%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

40%

of Pottsville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$6.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$328 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$599 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$164 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Parking$431 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$803 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$750 thousand
  • Libraries$53 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$280 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$231 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pottsville. 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 City of Pottsville 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.