Borough government · Carbon County, PA

Summit Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Summit Hill took in $2.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes61%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)17%State tax money8.5%Federal tax money8.4%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes61%

Property tax
40%$821 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$310 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$119 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$359 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$312 thousand
  • Sewer$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$173 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$176 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$88 thousand
Fines
0.7%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

22%

of Summit Hill's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$641 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$359 thousand
  • Government buildings$141 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$446 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$407 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$442 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$442 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$281 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$280 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$116 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$61 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Summit Hill. 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 Summit Hill 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.