Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

New Columbus's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Columbus took in $175 thousand and spent $142 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money62%Borough taxes23%State tax money13%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

62%

of New Columbus' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes23%

Individual income tax
18%$32 thousand
Property tax
2.9%$5 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$22 thousand

County and local tax money62%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
62%$108 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals2.1%Police, fire, courts and jails0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

83%

of New Columbus' 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
83%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$19 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of New Columbus. 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 New Columbus 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.