Borough government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alburtis took in $2.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)47%Borough taxes39%State tax money5.9%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes39%

Property tax
22%$596 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$379 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$58 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$479 thousand
  • Garbage collection$400 thousand
  • Water$317 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$138 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$162 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$8 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$35 thousand
Fines
1.2%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Alburtis' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$414 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$368 thousand
  • Water supply$282 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$589 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$494 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$378 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$295 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$295 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Libraries$12 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 Alburtis. 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 Alburtis 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.