Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

Clarks Green's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarks Green took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes51%Fees for services (sewer)34%State tax money6.2%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

25%

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

Borough taxes51%

Individual income tax
25%$318 thousand
Property tax
16%$208 thousand
Other taxes
9.1%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$53 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$425 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$413 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$73 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$78 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$47 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

33%

of Clarks Green'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
33%$374 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$374 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$338 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$330 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$255 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$139 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$137 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$86 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Clarks Green. 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 Clarks Green 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.