Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blakely took in $9.3 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)73%Borough taxes12%State tax money6.1%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

73%

of Blakely's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes12%

Individual income tax
8.2%$761 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$324 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$181 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$72 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.9 million
  • Garbage collection$582 thousand
  • Gas$195 thousand
  • Other service charges$84 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$337 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$568 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$432 thousand
Fines
0.4%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

17%

of Blakely'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$613 thousand
  • Gas supply$281 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$820 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$140 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Blakely. 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 Blakely 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.