Borough government · Cumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mechanicsburg took in $8.7 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes55%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)21%County and local tax money11%State tax money6.3%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes55%

Property tax
32%$2.8 million
Individual income tax
15%$1.3 million
Other taxes
8.3%$727 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$369 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$358 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$528 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$237 thousand
  • Parking$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$470 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$545 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$946 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$66 thousand
Fines
0.5%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Interest on debt6.0%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

34%

of Mechanicsburg's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$298 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$125 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$803 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$476 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$433 thousand
  • Government buildings$169 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$930 thousand
  • Sewer systems$462 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$639 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$639 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$429 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$384 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$375 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mechanicsburg. 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 Mechanicsburg 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.