Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mechanicsville took in $219 thousand and spent $259 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 taxes46%Fees for services (garbage collection)41%State tax money9.6%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

23%

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

Borough taxes46%

Individual income tax
23%$50 thousand
Property tax
21%$46 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$89 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$21 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
3.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Mechanicsville'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
30%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$55 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$77 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$48 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mechanicsville. 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 Mechanicsville 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.