Borough government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Strasburg took in $3.3 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%Borough taxes39%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes39%

Property tax
24%$778 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$408 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$103 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$58 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$725 thousand
  • Sewer$634 thousand
  • Other service charges$246 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$160 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$167 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$41 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Interest on debt5.8%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

32%

of Strasburg'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$866 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$393 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$308 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$832 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$642 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$126 thousand
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$554 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$305 thousand
  • Water supply$247 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$150 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$143 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$143 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Strasburg. 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 Strasburg 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.