Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Womelsdorf took in $1.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes51%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)30%Federal tax money8.0%State tax money7.3%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes51%

Property tax
24%$462 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$343 thousand
Other taxes
8.9%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$84 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$56 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$572 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$351 thousand
  • Sewer$119 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$152 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$139 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$42 thousand
Fines
0.8%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Environment and natural resources<0.1%

What stands out

38%

of Womelsdorf'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
38%$893 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$893 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$486 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$310 thousand
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$477 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$357 thousand
  • Sewer systems$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$321 thousand
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$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$177 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Womelsdorf. 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 Womelsdorf 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.