Borough government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Carmel took in $4.4 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes37%State tax money21%County and local tax money20%Fees for services (transit fares, parking)11%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

20%

of Mount Carmel's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes37%

Property tax
19%$860 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$444 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$336 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$240 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$53 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$507 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares; other service charges and 2 more
  • Transit fares$366 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Parking$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$300 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$922 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$874 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$147 thousand
Fines
1.0%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Housing and community development3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

45%

of Mount Carmel's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$830 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$441 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$240 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$870 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$537 thousand
  • Public transit$333 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$718 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$552 thousand
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$236 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$236 thousand
Housing and community development
3.2%$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mount Carmel. 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 Mount Carmel 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.