Borough government · Lehigh County, PA

Fountain Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fountain Hill took in $6.8 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)32%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other5.8%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes49%

Property tax
32%$2.2 million
Individual income tax
10%$691 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$480 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$311 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$108 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$712 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$548 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$315 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%$18 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$337 thousand
Fines
0.9%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

30%

of Fountain Hill'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
34%$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$561 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$392 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$492 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$476 thousand
  • Water supply$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$327 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$327 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$135 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$87 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Fountain Hill. 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 Fountain Hill 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.