Borough government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mansfield took in $2.5 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)33%State tax money10%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

9.1%

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

Borough taxes44%

Property tax
29%$737 thousand
Individual income tax
9.1%$228 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$85 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$42 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$827 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$783 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$153 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$257 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$65 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$78 thousand
Fines
0.7%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

22%

of Mansfield's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$269 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$722 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$722 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$544 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$476 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$526 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$304 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mansfield. 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 Mansfield 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.