Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jessup took in $5.4 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes61%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)28%State tax money5.5%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

33%

of Jessup's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Borough taxes61%

Other taxes
33%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$700 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$858 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$667 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$230 thousand

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$295 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%$30 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$28 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries15%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

15%

of Jessup's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$661 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$489 thousand
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$735 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$699 thousand
  • Water supply$28 thousand
  • Gas supply$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$726 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$384 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$725 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$725 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$40 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Jessup. 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 Jessup 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.