Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Riegelsville took in $732 thousand and spent $559 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes40%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)29%State tax money13%County and local tax money7.9%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

16%

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

Borough taxes40%

Property tax
19%$136 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$114 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$211 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Water$171 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$45 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$93 thousand

County and local tax money7.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.9%$58 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$28 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

56%

of Riegelsville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$313 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$165 thousand
  • Government buildings$130 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$112 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Riegelsville. 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 Riegelsville 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.