Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes41%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)22%Federal tax money13%State tax money12%Fines and other9.2%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes41%

Property tax
23%$381 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$239 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$23 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$375 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$310 thousand
  • Sewer$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$216 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$210 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$31 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$133 thousand
Fines
1.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

35%

of Ashley'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
35%$548 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$548 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$484 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$364 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$272 thousand
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$125 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$222 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$201 thousand
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ashley. 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 Ashley 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.