Borough government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Joy took in $6.4 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes64%Fees for services (garbage collection)15%State tax money12%County and local tax money4.0%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes64%

Property tax
36%$2.3 million
Individual income tax
18%$1.2 million
Other taxes
9.3%$596 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$250 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$217 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$943 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$836 thousand
  • Other service charges$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$174 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$785 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$258 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$129 thousand
Fines
0.5%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking15%Environment and natural resources5.5%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

5.5%

of Mount Joy's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$454 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$281 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$182 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
5.5%$388 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$388 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$190 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
  • Libraries$43 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mount Joy. 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 Joy 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.