Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shillington took in $8.7 million and spent $7.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money34%Borough taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%State tax money3.8%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

34%

of Shillington's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes31%

Property tax
18%$1.5 million
Individual income tax
8.3%$724 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$441 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$196 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$143 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$633 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$257 thousand
  • Other service charges$74 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$278 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$332 thousand

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$2.9 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$214 thousand
Fines
0.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

32%

of Shillington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$636 thousand
  • Sewer systems$458 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$2.4 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$625 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$879 thousand
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$516 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$516 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$302 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$281 thousand
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$114 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Shillington. 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 Shillington 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.