Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Quakertown took in $27.7 million and spent $33.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)79%Borough taxes7.2%County and local tax money5.8%State tax money4.9%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

79%

of Quakertown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes7.2%

Individual income tax
4.2%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.5%$700 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$328 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$221 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.5%$129 thousand

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$21.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$14.1 million
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$910 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$590 thousand
  • Other service charges$493 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$1.4 million

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$684 thousand
Fines
0.4%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

50%

of Quakertown'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
50%$16.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$9.8 million
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$303 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$243 thousand
  • Fire protection$196 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Housing and community development
2.1%$704 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$586 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Quakertown. 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 Quakertown 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.