Borough government · Snyder County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Selinsgrove took in $4.1 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Borough taxes32%Fines and other18%State tax money15%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes32%

Property tax
17%$692 thousand
Individual income tax
9.8%$401 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$209 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$131 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$930 thousand
  • Water$386 thousand
  • Garbage collection$99 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$631 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$684 thousand
Fines
0.8%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

8.7%

of Selinsgrove's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$727 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$347 thousand
  • Water supply$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$679 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$262 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$178 thousand
  • Government buildings$92 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$736 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$602 thousand
  • Fire protection$109 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$615 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$500 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$108 thousand
  • Airports$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$363 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$320 thousand
  • Libraries$43 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Selinsgrove. 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 Selinsgrove 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.