Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Luzerne took in $1.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes55%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)13%Federal tax money11%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money6.9%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

21%

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

Borough taxes55%

Property tax
24%$317 thousand
Individual income tax
21%$275 thousand
Other taxes
9.9%$130 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$174 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$147 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$121 thousand

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$91 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$51 thousand
Fines
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%Housing and community development1.2%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

39%

of Luzerne'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%$582 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$582 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$539 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$457 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$241 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$133 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$109 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Luzerne. 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 Luzerne 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.