Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Conyngham took in $1.0 million and spent $950 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes73%State tax money14%Federal tax money9.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)3.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

24%

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

Borough taxes73%

Property tax
41%$423 thousand
Individual income tax
24%$247 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$47 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$98 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$144 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

38%

of Conyngham'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
38%$357 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$357 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$254 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$216 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$203 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)$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$126 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$126 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Conyngham. 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 Conyngham 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.