Borough government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freemansburg took in $3.3 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%State tax money24%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes38%

Property tax
24%$791 thousand
Individual income tax
9.9%$323 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$62 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$453 thousand
  • Garbage collection$304 thousand
  • Other service charges$263 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$138 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$790 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
1.9%$63 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Health and hospitals7.9%Roads, transit and parking6.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

7.9%

of Freemansburg's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$754 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$476 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$278 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$752 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$345 thousand
  • Government buildings$247 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$670 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$572 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.9%$205 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$205 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$176 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$176 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Freemansburg. 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 Freemansburg 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.