Borough government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clark took in $444 thousand and spent $339 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes48%Fees for services (sewer)34%State tax money7.2%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

23%

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

Borough taxes48%

Individual income tax
23%$100 thousand
Property tax
20%$88 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$151 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$31 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$32 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$15 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

32%

of Clark's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$132 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$107 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Police$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Clark. 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 Clark 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.