Borough government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Glendon took in $578 thousand and spent $508 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Borough taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)21%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money1.2%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

38%

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

Borough taxes36%

Property tax
19%$112 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$64 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$19 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$217 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

54%

of Glendon's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$275 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$275 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$49 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Glendon. 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 Glendon 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.