Borough government · Wayne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Honesdale took in $3.6 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes75%Fees for services (parking, road charges)9.8%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Honesdale's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes75%

Property tax
66%$2.4 million
Other taxes
9.2%$328 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$176 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$102 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$349 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 3 more
  • Other service charges$171 thousand
  • Parking$165 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$224 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$255 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$32 thousand
Fines
0.4%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking26%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Environment and natural resources0.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

0.7%

of Honesdale's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$1.4 million
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$734 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$312 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$252 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$860 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$501 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$190 thousand
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$825 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$786 thousand
  • Parking$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Honesdale. 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 Honesdale 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.