Borough government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Royalton took in $1.6 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)53%Borough taxes22%State tax money19%Federal tax money3.4%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

8.3%

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

Borough taxes22%

Property tax
11%$173 thousand
Individual income tax
8.3%$131 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$835 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Electric power$680 thousand
  • Garbage collection$152 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$53 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$306 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$26 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$18 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

5.1%

of Royalton's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$669 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$471 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$198 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$418 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$145 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$283 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$283 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$174 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Royalton. 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 Royalton 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.