Borough government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northampton took in $9.8 million and spent $10.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes45%

Property tax
24%$2.3 million
Individual income tax
14%$1.4 million
Other taxes
7.3%$721 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$348 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$214 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$280 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
  • Gas$108 thousand
  • Parking$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$517 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$690 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$110 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$461 thousand
Fines
0.5%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

27%

of Northampton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$237 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$153 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$921 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$798 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$411 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$528 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$510 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$104 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$104 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Northampton. 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 Northampton 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.