Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Penn took in $2.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes67%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)16%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

15%

of Mount Penn'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%$1.0 million
Individual income tax
15%$368 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$215 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$100 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$73 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$379 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$307 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Road charges$6 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%$163 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$178 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$40 thousand
Fines
0.8%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Health and hospitals1.7%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

52%

of Mount Penn's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$990 thousand
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$441 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$441 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$395 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$178 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$206 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$206 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mount Penn. 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 Penn 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.