Borough government · Franklin County, PA

Mont Alto's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mont Alto took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power)68%Borough taxes20%Federal tax money5.8%State tax money4.0%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes20%

Individual income tax
11%$167 thousand
Property tax
6.5%$102 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power
  • Electric power$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$90 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$63 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$26 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

52%

of Mont Alto'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
52%$764 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$757 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$321 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$298 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$298 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mont Alto. 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 Mont Alto 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.