Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hughestown took in $737 thousand and spent $774 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection)23%Federal tax money9.6%State tax money8.7%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

25%

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

Borough taxes53%

Individual income tax
25%$184 thousand
Property tax
19%$138 thousand
Other taxes
9.1%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$28 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$173 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$71 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$64 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$7 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$21 thousand
Fines
1.6%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

24%

of Hughestown'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$262 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$226 thousand
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$216 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$121 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$186 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$176 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hughestown. 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 Hughestown 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.