Borough government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockledge took in $2.7 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)28%Federal tax money4.9%State tax money4.4%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes59%

Property tax

37%$1.0 million

Other taxes

11%$291 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more

Occupation and business licenses$173 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$68 thousand
Public utility licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax

10%$283 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services

28%$770 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more

Sewer$427 thousand
Garbage collection$312 thousand
Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government

4.9%$132 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state

4.4%$119 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.7%$20 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other

2.5%$68 thousand

Fines

0.5%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

42%

of Rockledge's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

42%$985 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$862 thousand
Fire protection$81 thousand
Courts and legal services$42 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

28%$650 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$367 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$283 thousand

Running the government and other costs

20%$463 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Other and not broken out$176 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
Government buildings$56 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

9.9%$233 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$233 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.6%$15 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Libraries$3 thousand

Interest on debt

0.3%$8 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$2 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Rockledge. 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 Rockledge 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.