Borough government · McKean County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Jewett took in $414 thousand and spent $517 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes67%Federal tax money11%State tax money10%Fines and other7.7%County and local tax money2.7%Fees for services1.7%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes67%

Property tax
43%$177 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$77 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$44 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$43 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$11 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$30 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Health and hospitals0.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

58%

of Mount Jewett'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%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$301 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$301 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$151 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$78 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mount Jewett. 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 Jewett 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.