Borough government · Monroe County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Pocono took in $2.5 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes75%State tax money9.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.8%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

54%

of Mount Pocono's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes75%

Property tax
54%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
12%$294 thousand
Other taxes
9.8%$245 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$148 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$170 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$167 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$163 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$225 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$34 thousand
Fines
0.8%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

50%

of Mount Pocono'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
50%$955 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$799 thousand
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$519 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$267 thousand
  • Government buildings$114 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$312 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$312 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mount Pocono. 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 Pocono 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.