Borough government · Pike County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milford took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes81%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)6.5%State tax money6.1%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

71%

of Milford's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes81%

Property tax
71%$1.0 million
Other taxes
9.8%$141 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$100 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.3%$5 thousand

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$51 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$87 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$32 thousand
Fines
0.6%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

37%

of Milford'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
37%$402 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$351 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$306 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)$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$204 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Milford. 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 Milford 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.