Borough government · Mifflin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McVeytown took in $249 thousand and spent $124 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes37%Fees for services (parks and recreation)33%Fines and other22%State tax money7.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes37%

Property tax
20%$51 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$38 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$82 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$18 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
20%$50 thousand
Fines
2.0%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs38%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%

What stands out

49%

of McVeytown'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%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$61 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$47 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of McVeytown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of McVeytown 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.