Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Archbald took in $6.7 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes51%Fees for services (garbage collection)17%Fines and other15%State tax money10%Federal tax money5.5%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

17%

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

Borough taxes51%

Property tax
22%$1.5 million
Individual income tax
17%$1.2 million
Other taxes
13%$852 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$447 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$290 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$864 thousand
  • Other service charges$252 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$368 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$687 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$118 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$972 thousand
Fines
0.3%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

24%

of Archbald'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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$940 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$415 thousand
  • Government buildings$348 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$279 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$951 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$951 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$570 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$566 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$434 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$434 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Archbald. 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 Archbald 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.