Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Duryea took in $2.1 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes72%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)15%State tax money8.8%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

33%

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

Borough taxes72%

Individual income tax
33%$696 thousand
Property tax
24%$501 thousand
Other taxes
15%$311 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$193 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$61 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$311 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$309 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$184 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$34 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$42 thousand
Fines
0.8%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

39%

of Duryea'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
39%$995 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$995 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$700 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$419 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$626 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$456 thousand
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$231 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$231 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Duryea. 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 Duryea 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.