Borough government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hellertown took in $7.2 million and spent $9.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

11%

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

Borough taxes58%

Property tax
39%$2.8 million
Individual income tax
11%$794 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$544 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$242 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$210 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$866 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
  • Other service charges$53 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%$305 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.4 million

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 other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$174 thousand
Fines
0.6%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

37%

of Hellertown'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
37%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.7 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$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$359 thousand
  • Government buildings$215 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$168 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$967 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$35 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hellertown. 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 Hellertown 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.