Borough government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nazareth took in $5.5 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)26%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money5.4%State tax money4.4%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

14%

of Nazareth'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
37%$2.0 million
Individual income tax
14%$777 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$382 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$168 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$128 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$854 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$253 thousand
  • Other service charges$211 thousand
  • Parking$64 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$298 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$242 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$49 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$208 thousand
Fines
2.0%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

33%

of Nazareth'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$280 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.2 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$695 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$254 thousand
  • Government buildings$192 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$911 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$911 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$712 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$712 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$504 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$408 thousand
  • Libraries$96 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$112 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Nazareth. 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 Nazareth 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.