Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Olyphant took in $6.7 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%Borough taxes22%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes22%

Individual income tax
10%$702 thousand
Property tax
5.7%$380 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$369 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$222 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.2 million
  • Sewer$277 thousand
  • Other service charges$140 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$263 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$339 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.3%$17 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

50%

of Olyphant's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$633 thousand
  • Sewer systems$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.3 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$873 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$292 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$980 thousand
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$113 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$370 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$370 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$71 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Olyphant. 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 Olyphant 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.