Borough government · Dauphin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Steelton took in $6.0 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money7.2%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

8.1%

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

Borough taxes52%

Property tax
38%$2.3 million
Individual income tax
8.1%$485 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$369 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$162 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$122 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$95 thousand
  • Water$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$312 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$433 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
1.8%$111 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development1.3%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

38%

of Steelton'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$228 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$754 thousand
  • Government buildings$436 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$367 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$903 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$903 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$88 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Steelton. 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 Steelton 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.