Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dunmore took in $13.0 million and spent $13.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%State tax money33%Fines and other11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)2.8%

What stands out

15%

of Dunmore's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
29%$3.8 million
Individual income tax
15%$2.0 million
Other taxes
8.1%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$512 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$284 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$259 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$370 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$231 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
  • Road charges$30 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$4.3 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.4 million
Fines
0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Interest on debt3.7%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

42%

of Dunmore's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$529 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$491 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$113 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$486 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$447 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$447 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$307 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$307 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Dunmore. 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 Dunmore 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.