Borough government · Lancaster County, PA

Mountville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mountville took in $1.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes61%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)17%Federal tax money12%State tax money7.0%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

25%

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

Borough taxes61%

Property tax
25%$379 thousand
Individual income tax
25%$374 thousand
Other taxes
11%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$82 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$257 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$253 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$184 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$105 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$33 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%

What stands out

29%

of Mountville'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
29%$484 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$484 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$483 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$360 thousand
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$427 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$255 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$123 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$215 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$215 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mountville. 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 Mountville 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.