Borough government · Mercer County, PA

West Middlesex's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Middlesex took in $941 thousand and spent $888 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes48%Fees for services (sewer)41%Federal tax money4.5%State tax money4.4%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes48%

Property tax
27%$250 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$129 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$389 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$378 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$42 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$41 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

22%

of West Middlesex'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$405 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$405 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$195 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$164 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$191 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of West Middlesex. 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 West Middlesex 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.