Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sellersville took in $4.1 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)43%State tax money4.5%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

16%

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

Borough taxes49%

Property tax
26%$1.0 million
Individual income tax
16%$653 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$292 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$146 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$692 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$184 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$45 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$118 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

28%

of Sellersville'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$501 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$900 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$899 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$545 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$356 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$235 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$235 thousand
Housing and community development
4.1%$193 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sellersville. 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 Sellersville 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.