Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Laflin took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes46%Fees for services (gas, garbage collection)42%Federal tax money5.6%State tax money5.3%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

21%

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

Borough taxes46%

Individual income tax
21%$282 thousand
Property tax
19%$248 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$561 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Gas$281 thousand
  • Garbage collection$180 thousand
  • Sewer$99 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$75 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$71 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$9 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

44%

of Laflin's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$490 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$490 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$251 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$199 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$188 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Laflin. 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 Laflin 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.