Borough government · Sullivan County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Laporte took in $346 thousand and spent $539 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)53%Borough taxes37%State tax money8.4%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

5.8%

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

Borough taxes37%

Property tax
23%$78 thousand
Other taxes
8.4%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
5.8%$20 thousand

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$183 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$177 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$29 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$6 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

35%

of Laporte'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
35%$188 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$188 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$173 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$169 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$109 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Interest on debt
8.7%$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Laporte. 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 Laporte 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.