Lackawanna County, PA
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Lackawanna CountyPA averageUS Census ACS
Municipal budget
Total revenue$271.5M (FY2023)
Total spending$269.9M (FY2023)
Taxes$97.2M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$195.9M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$1,252 (FY2023)
Recent meetings
🌐 County-level context (Lackawanna County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration+238 people (-$59.6M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)3 ({"Flood": 7, "Severe Storm": 7, "Hurricane": 4, "Snowstorm": · last Mon Mar 30, 2020)
Traffic fatalities20 (7 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments5,198 (91,059 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,123/mo (5,800 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy17.2% (low numeracy 28% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$271.5M
Annual budget
$195.9M
Debt outstanding
277
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$271.5M
Spending$269.9M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load MODERATE
Outstanding debt$195.9M
Debt-to-revenue0.72×
Debt-load index61 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.