Borough government · Northampton County, PA

North Catasauqua's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Catasauqua took in $4.2 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes33%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)30%State tax money30%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

8.8%

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

Borough taxes33%

Property tax
17%$742 thousand
Individual income tax
8.8%$372 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$292 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$154 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$731 thousand
  • Garbage collection$449 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$148 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$123 thousand
Fines
0.7%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Housing and community development14%All other spending12%

What stands out

14%

of North Catasauqua's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
22%$1.1 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$515 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$344 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
  • Government buildings$98 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$524 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$482 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$812 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$671 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$679 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$675 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$664 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$566 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$566 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$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 North Catasauqua. 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 North Catasauqua 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.