Borough government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mercer took in $2.2 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)56%Borough taxes33%State tax money7.3%Federal tax money2.2%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

9.2%

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

Borough taxes33%

Property tax
19%$419 thousand
Individual income tax
9.2%$198 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$48 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$30 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$47 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$157 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.9%$20 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Interest on debt7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

7.6%

of Mercer's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$830 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$830 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$654 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$290 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
  • Government buildings$142 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$447 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$376 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$190 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
Interest on debt
7.6%$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mercer. 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 Mercer 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.