Borough government · Lehigh County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Macungie took in $3.9 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)32%State tax money17%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes42%

Property tax

26%$1.0 million

Individual income tax

12%$484 thousand

Other taxes

4.2%$163 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$79 thousand
Public utility licenses$45 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services

32%$1.2 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more

Sewer$899 thousand
Garbage collection$251 thousand
Other service charges$94 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%$166 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state

17%$656 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%$13 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other

4.3%$167 thousand

Fines

0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

58%

of Macungie'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

58%$2.9 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$2.9 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

15%$732 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$496 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$236 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$695 thousand

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$305 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
Government buildings$23 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

12%$581 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$439 thousand
Fire protection$73 thousand
Courts and legal services$69 thousand

Interest on debt

0.7%$33 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.5%$27 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$20 thousand
Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$2 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$2 thousand

Housing and community development

<0.1%$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Macungie. 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 Macungie 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.