Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dalton took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)29%State tax money9.6%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
32%$391 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$214 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$354 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$207 thousand
  • Other service charges$129 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$62 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$116 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
1.0%$12 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

35%

of Dalton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$391 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$336 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$250 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$228 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$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$210 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$210 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Dalton. 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 Dalton 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.