Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

Forty Fort's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forty Fort took in $5.0 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%State tax money22%Fines and other18%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes42%

Property tax
24%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
12%$607 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$325 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$161 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$82 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$544 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$339 thousand
  • Other service charges$132 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$211 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.1 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$111 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$875 thousand
Fines
0.4%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

37%

of Forty Fort'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%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$530 thousand
  • Fire protection$465 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$71 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$766 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$361 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$281 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$553 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$452 thousand
  • Sewer systems$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$202 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$202 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$112 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Forty Fort. 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 Forty Fort 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.