Borough government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Emmaus took in $16.6 million and spent $17.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%State tax money5.3%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

10%

of Emmaus' money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Borough taxes52%

Property tax
37%$6.2 million
Individual income tax
9.9%$1.6 million
Other taxes
4.6%$762 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$303 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$290 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$945 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$705 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$871 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$158 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$765 thousand
Fines
0.3%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking10%Health and hospitals5.3%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

5.3%

of Emmaus' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$5.3 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$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$579 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$984 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
5.3%$926 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$926 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$675 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$551 thousand
  • Libraries$124 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$85 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Emmaus. 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 Emmaus 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.