Borough government · Northumberland County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northumberland took in $4.2 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)47%Borough taxes38%State tax money5.7%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money4.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes38%

Property tax
23%$971 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$487 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$134 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$42 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$189 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$243 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$22 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$176 thousand
Fines
0.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

9.4%

of Northumberland's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$913 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$784 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$869 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$384 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$358 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$586 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$586 thousand
Interest on debt
9.4%$430 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Northumberland. 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 Northumberland 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.