Borough government · Carbon County, PA

Jim Thorpe's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jim Thorpe took in $7.0 million and spent $6.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%Borough taxes35%State tax money5.3%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

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

Borough taxes35%

Property tax

23%$1.6 million

Individual income tax

7.0%$489 thousand

Other taxes

5.3%$372 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more

Occupation and business licenses$166 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$101 thousand
Public utility licenses$74 thousand
Amusement taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services

49%$3.4 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more

Water$1.3 million
Sewer$1.1 million
Garbage collection$738 thousand
Parking$164 thousand
Other service charges$63 thousand
Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government

4.2%$295 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state

5.3%$371 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.1%$80 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other

4.1%$288 thousand

Fines

0.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs8.7%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

53%

of Jim Thorpe'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

53%$3.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$1.7 million
Sewer systems$1.1 million
Garbage and solid waste$686 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

19%$1.2 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$1.2 million
Fire protection$41 thousand
Courts and legal services$6 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

14%$954 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$954 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.7%$579 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
Government buildings$145 thousand
Other and not broken out$138 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand

Interest on debt

4.1%$272 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.6%$41 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Libraries$14 thousand

Housing and community development

0.6%$38 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Jim Thorpe. 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 Jim Thorpe 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.