Borough government · Westmoreland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Pleasant took in $2.3 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%Fees for services18%State tax money11%Fines and other11%Federal tax money9.4%

What stands out

17%

of Mount Pleasant'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
23%$541 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$399 thousand
Other taxes
9.9%$232 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$102 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$76 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$426 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$426 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$221 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$263 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$237 thousand
Fines
1.1%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Health and hospitals27%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

27%

of Mount Pleasant's spending goes to health services and hospitals.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
28%$609 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$335 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$174 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
27%$572 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$572 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$479 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$401 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$434 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$434 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mount Pleasant. 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 Pleasant 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.