Borough government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mars took in $1.2 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)46%Borough taxes34%Federal tax money7.8%State tax money6.0%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes34%

Property tax
15%$173 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$161 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$533 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$506 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$91 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$70 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$57 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

30%

of Mars' 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%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$359 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$359 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$346 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$345 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$222 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$155 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$221 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$163 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mars. 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 Mars 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.