Borough government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Catasauqua took in $13.6 million and spent $12.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)41%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money4.4%State tax money2.6%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

36%

of Catasauqua's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes45%

Property tax
36%$4.9 million
Individual income tax
6.2%$836 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$357 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$156 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$126 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$811 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$603 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$349 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$187 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$672 thousand
Fines
0.2%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs17%Housing and community development10%Interest on debt4.6%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

10%

of Catasauqua's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Water supply$947 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$881 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$335 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.1 million
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$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$568 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$357 thousand
  • Government buildings$142 thousand
Housing and community development
10%$1.3 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$570 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$490 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$490 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$249 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$238 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$37 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$37 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 Catasauqua. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Catasauqua 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.