City government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hermitage took in $21.8 million and spent $19.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)35%State tax money9.9%Fines and other1.5%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Hermitage's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes53%

Individual income tax
35%$7.6 million
Other taxes
11%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$729 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$271 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.9%$1.5 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$6.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Road charges$85 thousand
  • Transit fares$72 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Housing$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$131 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$2.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$50 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$245 thousand
Fines
0.4%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Housing and community development2.2%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

23%

of Hermitage's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$809 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$334 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$4.6 million
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$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$952 thousand
  • Government buildings$592 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$418 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$394 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$294 thousand
  • Libraries$100 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$386 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hermitage. 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 City of Hermitage 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.