Borough government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wormleysburg took in $3.4 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)45%Borough taxes43%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes43%

Property tax
24%$813 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$447 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$79 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$271 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$160 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$218 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$25 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

36%

of Wormleysburg'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$780 thousand
  • Fire protection$223 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$995 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$807 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$316 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$178 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$297 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$297 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$187 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$186 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$79 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$44 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wormleysburg. 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 Wormleysburg 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.