Borough government · Berks County, PA

St. Lawrence's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Lawrence took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)24%Federal tax money6.5%State tax money4.0%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

17%

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

Borough taxes63%

Property tax
39%$578 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$248 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$98 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$353 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$346 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$96 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$59 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

31%

of St. Lawrence'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
34%$442 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$267 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$175 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$406 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$335 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$209 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$204 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of St. Lawrence. 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 St. Lawrence 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.