Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pringle took in $722 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money53%Borough taxes28%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.9%State tax money7.6%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

53%

of Pringle's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes28%

Individual income tax
15%$108 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$34 thousand

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$64 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money53%

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

From the federal government
53%$382 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$55 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$10 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%

What stands out

70%

of Pringle'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
70%$755 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$755 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$197 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$75 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Pringle. 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 Pringle 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.