Borough government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grove City took in $16.6 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)83%Borough taxes7.8%Fines and other3.9%State tax money3.4%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

83%

of Grove City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes7.8%

Individual income tax
4.7%$788 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$286 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$130 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$82 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.4%$233 thousand

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$13.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$7.1 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$986 thousand
  • Other service charges$144 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$329 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$565 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$622 thousand
Fines
0.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Running the government and other costs8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Interest on debt5.5%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

74%

of Grove City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
74%$15.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$6.7 million
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$973 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$1.7 million
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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$378 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$92 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$902 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$755 thousand
  • Airports$147 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$261 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$232 thousand
  • Libraries$29 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Grove City. 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 Borough of Grove 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.