Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

West Pittston's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Pittston took in $4.1 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes44%Federal tax money24%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)16%State tax money12%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

24%

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

Borough taxes44%

Property tax
24%$978 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$594 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$230 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$99 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$90 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$664 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$646 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$967 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$492 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$33 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$105 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Interest on debt2.9%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

62%

of West Pittston'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
62%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$624 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$286 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$538 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$452 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$486 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$429 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$147 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of West Pittston. 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 West Pittston 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.