Borough government · Mercer County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Lebanon took in $40 thousand and spent $33 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes70%State tax money28%Fees for services2.5%

What stands out

43%

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

Borough taxes70%

Individual income tax
43%$17 thousand
Property tax
18%$7 thousand
Other taxes
10%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

55%

of New Lebanon's 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
55%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$11 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)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of New Lebanon. 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 Lebanon 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.