Borough government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bangor took in $3.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes72%State tax money9.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.1%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes72%

Property tax

46%$1.6 million

Individual income tax

18%$623 thousand

Other taxes

8.3%$295 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$147 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$85 thousand
Public utility licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services

9.1%$323 thousand

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 4 more

Garbage collection$140 thousand
Other service charges$52 thousand
Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Parking$46 thousand
Water$20 thousand
Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government

7.7%$274 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state

9.6%$341 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Fines

1.2%$44 thousand

Interest, rents and other

0.6%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt1.4%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

35%

of Bangor'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

36%$899 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Other and not broken out$394 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$319 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
Government buildings$13 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

35%$891 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$733 thousand
Fire protection$121 thousand
Courts and legal services$37 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

22%$558 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking

Roads and highways$539 thousand
Parking$19 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.1%$102 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Libraries$15 thousand

Interest on debt

1.4%$36 thousand

Housing and community development

1.0%$26 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

0.2%$4 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Bangor. 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 Bangor 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.