Borough government · Mifflin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lewistown took in $9.7 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)52%Borough taxes27%Fines and other12%Federal tax money4.4%State tax money4.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

6.4%

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

Borough taxes27%

Property tax
17%$1.6 million
Individual income tax
6.4%$617 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$396 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$188 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$116 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Parking$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$425 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$414 thousand

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%$19 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.0 million
Fines
1.3%$121 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs8.9%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

53%

of Lewistown'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
53%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Parking$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$180 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$950 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$517 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$236 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
  • Government buildings$85 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$379 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$193 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$193 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$69 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$69 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Lewistown. 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 Lewistown 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.