Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kingston took in $12.1 million and spent $12.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes63%County and local tax money13%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

39%

of Kingston's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Borough taxes63%

Individual income tax
39%$4.8 million
Other taxes
14%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$895 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$698 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.7%$1.2 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$785 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$410 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.3 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$210 thousand
Fines
0.9%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

5.9%

of Kingston's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$992 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$700 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$105 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Housing and community development
5.9%$739 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$309 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Kingston. 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 Kingston 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.