Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ringtown took in $590 thousand and spent $545 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%Fees for services (water)34%County and local tax money7.5%Federal tax money6.8%State tax money5.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes45%

Property tax
25%$146 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$83 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$201 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$192 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 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%$40 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$34 thousand

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$44 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.5%$3 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs75%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

75%

of Ringtown'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
75%$407 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)$170 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$57 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$28 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ringtown. 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 Ringtown 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.