Borough government · Somerset County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Meyersdale took in $1.1 million and spent $857 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (garbage collection)19%Federal tax money9.6%State tax money7.9%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

16%

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

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
31%$342 thousand
Individual income tax
16%$175 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$214 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$210 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$106 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$87 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$29 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$67 thousand
Fines
0.9%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

27%

of Meyersdale'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
27%$232 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$232 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$226 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$129 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$190 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$190 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$161 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$109 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Meyersdale. 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 Meyersdale 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.