Borough government · Union County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mifflinburg took in $8.9 million and spent $10.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)90%Borough taxes5.0%State tax money4.0%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

90%

of Mifflinburg's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes5.0%

Individual income tax
3.9%$350 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.5 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$888 thousand
  • Other service charges$142 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$358 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$102 thousand
Fines
0.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Running the government and other costs5.5%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

72%

of Mifflinburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$825 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$69 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$998 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$928 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$775 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$775 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$584 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$355 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$452 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$166 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mifflinburg. 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 Mifflinburg 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.