Borough government · Carbon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lansford took in $2.9 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)24%State tax money7.3%Fines and other7.0%Federal tax money6.8%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

42%

of Lansford's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
42%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
8.8%$257 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$42 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$688 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$386 thousand
  • Sewer$176 thousand
  • Other service charges$112 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$199 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$212 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$50 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$169 thousand
Fines
1.2%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

40%

of Lansford's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$861 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$757 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$544 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$544 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$391 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$343 thousand
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$338 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$99 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Lansford. 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 Lansford 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.