Borough government · Berks County, PA

Sinking Spring's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sinking Spring took in $5.8 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money7.3%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
31%$1.8 million
Individual income tax
11%$654 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$412 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$249 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$95 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$253 thousand
  • Other service charges$153 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$215 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$420 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$59 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$142 thousand
Fines
0.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

20%

of Sinking Spring'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
40%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$244 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.1 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$787 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$972 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$657 thousand
  • Fire protection$230 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$359 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$359 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$227 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$155 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$118 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sinking Spring. 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 Sinking Spring 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.