Borough government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lawrenceville took in $398 thousand and spent $299 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes50%State tax money39%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)3.3%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes50%

Property tax
30%$121 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$51 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$15 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$154 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$12 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$12 thousand
Fines
2.0%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Housing and community development1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

39%

of Lawrenceville'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
39%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$107 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Police$21 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Lawrenceville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Lawrenceville 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.