Borough government · Chester County, PA

South Coatesville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Coatesville took in $1.5 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)39%State tax money4.6%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

17%

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

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
29%$442 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$260 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$593 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$488 thousand
  • Garbage collection$62 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$70 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$8 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
1.4%$21 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking18%Housing and community development1.7%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

19%

of South Coatesville'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
30%$576 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$338 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$238 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$546 thousand
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$242 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$187 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$369 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$291 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$339 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$339 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of South Coatesville. 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 South Coatesville 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.