Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Topton took in $2.7 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%Borough taxes37%State tax money14%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes37%

Property tax
22%$597 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$274 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$76 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$692 thousand
  • Water$304 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$108 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$386 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$129 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

23%

of Topton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$637 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$382 thousand
  • Water supply$255 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$588 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)$300 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$208 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$537 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$537 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$282 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$172 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$226 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$211 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Topton. 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 Topton 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.