Borough government · Montgomery County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Royersford took in $16.0 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other69%Borough taxes19%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)5.2%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

69%

of Royersford's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes19%

Property tax
12%$1.9 million
Individual income tax
4.8%$761 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$155 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$92 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$838 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$421 thousand
  • Sewer$307 thousand
  • Other service charges$105 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$147 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$739 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$283 thousand

Fines and other69%

Interest, rents and other
69%$11.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

29%

of Royersford'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
29%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$295 thousand
  • Fire protection$253 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$278 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$404 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$274 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Royersford. 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 Royersford 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.