Borough government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyons took in $189 thousand and spent $79 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes76%Federal tax money13%State tax money9.5%Fees for services1.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

23%

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

Borough taxes76%

Property tax
32%$60 thousand
Individual income tax
23%$43 thousand
Other taxes
21%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$25 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$18 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%

What stands out

52%

of Lyons' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$41 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)$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Lyons. 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 Lyons 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.