Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Edwardsville took in $3.4 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Federal tax money21%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)13%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

21%

of Edwardsville's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes47%

Property tax
23%$793 thousand
Other taxes
13%$454 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$302 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$84 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
11%$374 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$454 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$278 thousand
  • Sewer$125 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$730 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$501 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$110 thousand
Fines
0.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Interest on debt0.6%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

36%

of Edwardsville'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
36%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$954 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$529 thousand
  • Fire protection$308 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$868 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$461 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$171 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$166 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$712 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$712 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Edwardsville. 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 Edwardsville 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.