Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mayfield took in $1.1 million and spent $953 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection)16%County and local tax money10%Federal tax money8.0%State tax money6.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes59%

Property tax
33%$369 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$207 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$174 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$89 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$74 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$113 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$5 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

30%

of Mayfield'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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$358 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$245 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$286 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$236 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$159 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$159 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$131 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$131 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Mayfield. 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 Mayfield 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.