Borough government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milton took in $4.4 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes52%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)19%State tax money12%Federal tax money7.8%County and local tax money7.2%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes52%

Property tax
28%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
14%$624 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$416 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$284 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$84 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$823 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$614 thousand
  • Garbage collection$81 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$345 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$524 thousand

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.2%$321 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$88 thousand
Fines
0.9%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs27%Health and hospitals14%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development7.8%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

14%

of Milton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$971 thousand
  • Fire protection$727 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$153 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$847 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$368 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$208 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$749 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$749 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$682 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$682 thousand
Housing and community development
7.8%$424 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$165 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$77 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$77 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Milton. 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 Milton 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.