City government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sunbury took in $5.2 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)10%State tax money10%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes62%

Property tax
33%$1.7 million
Individual income tax
15%$800 thousand
Other taxes
13%$667 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$475 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$110 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$536 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$308 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
  • Parking$46 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$504 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$520 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$111 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$190 thousand
Fines
2.7%$138 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Housing and community development1.7%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

30%

of Sunbury'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
41%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$367 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$855 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$235 thousand
  • Fire protection$166 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$734 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$713 thousand
  • Parking$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$450 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$439 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$77 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sunbury. 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 City of Sunbury 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.