Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wyoming took in $2.0 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)26%State tax money9.8%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes58%

Property tax
31%$614 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$362 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$96 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$51 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$521 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$348 thousand
  • Sewer$169 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$197 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$30 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$86 thousand
Fines
0.7%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

23%

of Wyoming'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$537 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$374 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$387 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$294 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$377 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$281 thousand
  • Sewer systems$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$367 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$367 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wyoming. 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 Wyoming 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.