Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

White Haven's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), White Haven took in $1.4 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes33%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection)20%Fines and other18%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

16%

of White Haven's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes33%

Property tax
18%$252 thousand
Individual income tax
8.1%$111 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$272 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$137 thousand
  • Other service charges$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$58 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$314 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$19 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
16%$218 thousand
Fines
2.6%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

52%

of White Haven's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$806 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$563 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$160 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$443 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$365 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of White Haven. 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 White Haven 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.