Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

Schuylkill Haven's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Schuylkill Haven took in $11.4 million and spent $11.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)80%Borough taxes12%State tax money4.5%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

80%

of Schuylkill Haven's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes12%

Individual income tax
6.2%$705 thousand
Property tax
2.9%$333 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$130 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$104 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$6.0 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$616 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Parking$6 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%$107 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$514 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$18 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$271 thousand
Fines
0.4%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

52%

of Schuylkill Haven's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$783 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.7 million
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$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$694 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$464 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$162 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$875 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$454 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$278 thousand
  • Public transit$142 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$336 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$306 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$222 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 Schuylkill Haven. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Schuylkill Haven 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.