Borough government · Schuylkill County, PA

Mount Carbon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Carbon took in $32 thousand and spent $32 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%Fees for services (sewer)25%State tax money13%Fines and other13%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
25%$8 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$6 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$4 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%

What stands out

38%

of Mount Carbon's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$12 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mount Carbon. 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 Mount Carbon 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.