Borough government · Lebanon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Myerstown took in $3.9 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)51%Borough taxes30%Fines and other8.9%State tax money5.2%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

8.2%

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

Borough taxes30%

Property tax
17%$650 thousand
Individual income tax
8.2%$322 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$216 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$86 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$65 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
  • Other service charges$77 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$170 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$206 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$30 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$347 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Interest on debt9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

9.2%

of Myerstown's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$452 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$263 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$342 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$342 thousand
Interest on debt
9.2%$337 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$211 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$206 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Housing and community development
2.8%$102 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$46 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Myerstown. 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 Myerstown 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.