Borough government · Northampton County, PA

Pen Argyl's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pen Argyl took in $4.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)49%Borough taxes35%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money5.2%State tax money5.2%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes35%

Property tax
21%$879 thousand
Individual income tax
10%$418 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$174 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$103 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$46 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$916 thousand
  • Other service charges$59 thousand
  • Parking$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$219 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$218 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$216 thousand
Fines
0.5%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

25%

of Pen Argyl'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
25%$920 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$830 thousand
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$855 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$853 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$747 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$339 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$193 thousand
  • Government buildings$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$693 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$693 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$302 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$294 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$144 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Pen Argyl. 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 Pen Argyl 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.