Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freeland took in $2.0 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)44%Borough taxes42%State tax money9.9%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

14%

of Freeland'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
23%$465 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$289 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$885 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$444 thousand
  • Garbage collection$431 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$199 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$13 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Fines
2.8%$56 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

29%

of Freeland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$467 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$396 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$465 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$320 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$56 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$333 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$333 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$277 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$277 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Freeland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Freeland 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.