Borough government · Carbon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nesquehoning took in $3.7 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%State tax money11%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

8%

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

Borough taxes48%

Property tax
34%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
8.0%$296 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$221 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$102 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$763 thousand
  • Garbage collection$484 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Housing$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$170 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$403 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$41 thousand
Fines
0.8%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

23%

of Nesquehoning'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$570 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$462 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$947 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$432 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$321 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$182 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$682 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$574 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$275 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$275 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Nesquehoning. 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 Nesquehoning 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.