Borough government · Monroe County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stroudsburg took in $8.3 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Fines and other8.8%State tax money3.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Stroudsburg's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
39%$3.2 million
Individual income tax
6.9%$571 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$568 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$299 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$185 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Water$343 thousand
  • Parking$310 thousand
  • Other service charges$164 thousand
  • Road charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$6 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$295 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Fines
5.1%$425 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.7%$306 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

30%

of Stroudsburg'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
30%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$208 thousand
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Parking$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.6 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$803 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$425 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$279 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$122 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$216 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Stroudsburg. 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 Stroudsburg 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.