Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarks Summit took in $5.3 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, parking)33%State tax money7.0%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money4.8%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Clarks Summit'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
26%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
15%$790 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$387 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$138 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$135 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Parking$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$255 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$369 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$22 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$286 thousand
Fines
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

53%

of Clarks Summit's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$658 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$891 thousand
  • Fire protection$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$630 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$630 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$564 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$301 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Clarks Summit. 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 Summit 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.