Borough government · Lackawanna County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Throop took in $6.2 million and spent $7.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)68%Borough taxes14%Fines and other6.3%State tax money6.2%Federal tax money5.3%

What stands out

8.6%

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

Borough taxes14%

Individual income tax
8.6%$536 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$214 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$96 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$75 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.2%$138 thousand

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$3.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
  • Other service charges$200 thousand
  • Road charges$49 thousand
  • Sewer$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$332 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$387 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$385 thousand
Fines
0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%

What stands out

44%

of Throop'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
44%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.8 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$817 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$509 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$282 thousand
  • Government buildings$163 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$570 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$544 thousand
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$499 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$499 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Throop. 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 Throop 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.