Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Larksville took in $2.5 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)13%Fines and other11%Federal tax money9.3%State tax money8.0%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes58%

Property tax
32%$789 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$448 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$103 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$54 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$330 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$317 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$229 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$197 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$256 thousand
Fines
1.0%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Larksville'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
36%$832 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$463 thousand
  • Fire protection$279 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$744 thousand
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$504 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$388 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$363 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$358 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$358 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Larksville. 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 Larksville 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.