Borough government · Wyoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tunkhannock took in $1.5 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes67%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.6%Fines and other7.0%Federal tax money6.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes67%

Property tax
46%$690 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$187 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$127 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$36 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$128 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$119 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$89 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$161 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$3 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$88 thousand
Fines
1.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

39%

of Tunkhannock's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$432 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$420 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$340 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$176 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$243 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$243 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$81 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Tunkhannock. 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 Tunkhannock 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.