Borough government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Coplay took in $3.4 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)16%Federal tax money14%State tax money6.4%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

14%

of Coplay's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes59%

Property tax
42%$1.5 million
Individual income tax
11%$391 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$186 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$85 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$544 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$456 thousand
  • Other service charges$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$472 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$220 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$157 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

72%

of Coplay's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
72%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$168 thousand
  • Government buildings$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$731 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$493 thousand
  • Fire protection$193 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$673 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$673 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$272 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$272 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$58 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Coplay. 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 Coplay 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.