Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Robesonia took in $1.5 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes52%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)26%State tax money13%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes52%

Property tax
26%$395 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$270 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$134 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$87 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$396 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$322 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Housing$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$108 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$195 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$16 thousand
Fines
0.6%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

28%

of Robesonia'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$662 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$662 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$530 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$530 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$428 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$291 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$184 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Robesonia. 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 Robesonia 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.