Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

Old Forge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Old Forge took in $4.8 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes51%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)30%Federal tax money8.7%State tax money8.1%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

23%

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

Borough taxes51%

Individual income tax
23%$1.1 million
Property tax
20%$969 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$345 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$156 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$98 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Sewer$160 thousand
  • Other service charges$129 thousand
  • Road charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$413 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$388 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$25 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
0.9%$44 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

68%

of Old Forge's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
68%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$3.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$773 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$277 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$150 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$897 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$663 thousand
  • Fire protection$165 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$660 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$660 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$658 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$506 thousand
  • Sewer systems$152 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Old Forge. 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 Old Forge 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.