Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mahanoy City took in $2.3 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes73%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)5.6%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

31%

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

Borough taxes73%

Property tax
38%$858 thousand
Individual income tax
31%$709 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$36 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$126 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$121 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$428 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$12 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.0%$22 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking25%Housing and community development7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

0.5%

of Mahanoy 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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$801 thousand
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$427 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$166 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$667 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$550 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$587 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$587 thousand
Housing and community development
7.5%$173 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mahanoy City. 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 Mahanoy 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.