Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Exeter took in $3.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)30%State tax money14%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes46%

Individual income tax
18%$619 thousand
Property tax
16%$562 thousand
Other taxes
12%$428 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$263 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$94 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$650 thousand
  • Garbage collection$407 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$290 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$479 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$31 thousand
Fines
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

37%

of Exeter'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
37%$921 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$921 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$625 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$290 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$281 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$487 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$317 thousand
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$422 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$379 thousand
  • Sewer systems$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Exeter. 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 Exeter 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.