Borough government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lanesboro took in $879 thousand and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money71%Fees for services (sewer)13%Borough taxes11%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

71%

of Lanesboro's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Borough taxes11%

Property tax
11%$96 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$115 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$24 thousand

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$624 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$12 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Running the government and other costs4.1%Interest on debt0.5%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

83%

of Lanesboro'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
83%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$80 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Lanesboro. 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 Lanesboro 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.