Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

Tower City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tower City took in $455 thousand and spent $343 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes68%State tax money15%Federal tax money15%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

31%

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

Borough taxes68%

Individual income tax
31%$140 thousand
Property tax
28%$129 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$67 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$68 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
0.9%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%

What stands out

51%

of Tower City'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%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$96 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)$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$37 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$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

Borough of Tower City. 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 Tower City 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.