Borough government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Millersville took in $7.2 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)37%Fines and other6.8%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money6.1%County and local tax money3.4%

What stands out

9.5%

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

Borough taxes41%

Property tax
26%$1.9 million
Individual income tax
9.5%$678 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$330 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$130 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$112 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$465 thousand
  • Other service charges$230 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$437 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$482 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$242 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$419 thousand
Fines
0.9%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Millersville'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
34%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$153 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$501 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$952 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$344 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$728 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$728 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Millersville. 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 Millersville 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.