Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shoemakersville took in $1.8 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)59%Borough taxes30%Federal tax money4.0%State tax money4.0%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes30%

Property tax
17%$303 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$184 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$27 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$428 thousand
  • Water$355 thousand
  • Garbage collection$223 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$73 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$73 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$13 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$46 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

46%

of Shoemakersville'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%

Running the government and other costs
46%$839 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$483 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$255 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$645 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$468 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$177 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$106 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$106 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Police$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Shoemakersville. 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 Shoemakersville 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.