Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

Harveys Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Harveys Lake took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection)26%State tax money11%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

23%

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

Borough taxes59%

Individual income tax
23%$392 thousand
Property tax
18%$306 thousand
Other taxes
17%$289 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$144 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$102 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$439 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$406 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$15 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$190 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$34 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Harveys Lake'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$570 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$250 thousand
  • Government buildings$174 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$469 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$367 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$68 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$424 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$424 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$257 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$257 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Harveys Lake. 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 Harveys Lake 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.