Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Moosic took in $5.5 million and spent $7.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes69%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)19%State tax money11%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

21%

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

Borough taxes69%

Property tax
29%$1.6 million
Individual income tax
21%$1.1 million
Other taxes
19%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$526 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$405 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$492 thousand
  • Garbage collection$376 thousand
  • Sewer$149 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$604 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Fines
0.9%$51 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Environment and natural resources0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Moosic'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
31%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$394 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$358 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$337 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$29 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Moosic. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Moosic 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.