Borough government · Monmouth County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Allentown took in $4.4 million and spent $5.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Borough taxes41%County and local tax money14%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

14%

of Allentown's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes41%

Property tax
41%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$891 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$615 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt12%Running the government and other costs8.2%Sent to other local governments4.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

12%

of Allentown's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$822 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$668 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$782 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$672 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$665 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$349 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$316 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$468 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$205 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$245 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$245 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Allentown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Allentown 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.