Town government · Westchester County, NY

Mount Pleasant's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mount Pleasant took in $62.5 million and spent $69.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%County and local tax money16%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)15%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money3.2%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

16%

of Mount Pleasant's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes58%

Property tax
52%$32.3 million
Other taxes
6.2%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$513 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parking$217 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$2.0 million

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$1.3 million

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$10.0 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$3.5 million
Fines
0.8%$471 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending11%

What stands out

19%

of Mount Pleasant's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$18.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$616 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$13.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$12.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$9.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$771 thousand
  • Fire protection$618 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$9.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.7 million
  • Libraries$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
  • Parking$130 thousand
  • Public transit$29 thousand
Interest on debt
9.0%$6.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mount Pleasant. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mount Pleasant 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.