Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes49%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)16%State tax money15%Federal tax money9.0%County and local tax money8.3%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

21%

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

Borough taxes49%

Property tax
21%$330 thousand
Individual income tax
21%$321 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$46 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$240 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and sewer
  • Garbage collection$190 thousand
  • Sewer$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$138 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$236 thousand

County and local tax money8.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.3%$127 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
2.2%$34 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%All other spending10%

What stands out

8.3%

of Avoca's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$478 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$355 thousand
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$405 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$260 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$199 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$199 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$172 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$135 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand
Housing and community development
8.3%$128 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Avoca. 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 Avoca 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.