Borough government · Huntingdon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Union took in $4.5 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)21%Borough taxes14%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

63%

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

Borough taxes14%

Property tax
8.3%$372 thousand
Individual income tax
3.8%$171 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$79 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$952 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Sewer$904 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$10 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$2.8 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$84 thousand
Fines
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Running the government and other costs4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

80%

of Mount Union'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
80%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$690 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$690 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$390 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$337 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$350 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mount Union. 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 Union 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.