Borough government · Wyoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Meshoppen took in $533 thousand and spent $507 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%Fines and other17%Borough taxes16%Federal tax money5.3%State tax money5.1%County and local tax money3.8%

What stands out

8.6%

of Meshoppen's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes16%

Individual income tax
8.3%$44 thousand
Property tax
6.4%$34 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$282 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$115 thousand
  • Other service charges$91 thousand
  • Water$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$28 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$27 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$20 thousand

Fines and other17%

Fines
8.6%$46 thousand
Interest, rents and other
8.3%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt10%Roads, transit and parking6.7%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

45%

of Meshoppen'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
45%$229 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$210 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$98 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
  • Water supply$23 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Meshoppen. 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 Meshoppen 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.