Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Taylor took in $4.1 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes49%Fees for services (garbage collection)35%State tax money14%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

17%

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

Borough taxes49%

Property tax
24%$971 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$687 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$361 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$182 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$96 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$572 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$76 thousand
Fines
0.9%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking27%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

1.4%

of Taylor'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$755 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$341 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$271 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$997 thousand
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$436 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$430 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Taylor. 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 Taylor 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.