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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scranton took in $1.6 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money39%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%City taxes16%State tax money11%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

39%

of Scranton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes16%

Other taxes

14%$216 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes

Other licenses$210 thousand
Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

2.7%$42 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services

34%$526 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more

Water$250 thousand
Sewer$197 thousand
Garbage collection$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state

11%$165 thousand

County and local tax money39%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

39%$606 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other

0.9%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Interest on debt5.9%Running the government and other costs3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

78%

of Scranton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

78%$1.3 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more

Electric power$1.0 million
Water supply$150 thousand
Sewer systems$69 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.3%$120 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$94 thousand
Fire protection$17 thousand
Courts and legal services$9 thousand

Interest on debt

5.9%$97 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$65 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$32 thousand

Running the government and other costs

3.0%$50 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
Other and not broken out$7 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.8%$47 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$47 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

2.7%$44 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$44 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.4%$6 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out

Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Scranton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Scranton 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.