Borough government · Susquehanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Thompson took in $239 thousand and spent $211 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)63%Borough taxes16%State tax money9.6%Federal tax money5.9%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

63%

of Thompson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Borough taxes16%

Property tax
14%$34 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$150 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$14 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$23 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$12 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Interest on debt7.1%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Housing and community development0.9%

What stands out

67%

of Thompson'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
67%$141 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$140 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$29 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Thompson. 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 Thompson 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.