Borough government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tatamy took in $1.4 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection)24%State tax money9.4%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money4.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
30%$433 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$218 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$78 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$242 thousand
  • Garbage collection$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$67 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$135 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$115 thousand
Fines
1.2%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

47%

of Tatamy's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$844 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$345 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$258 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$495 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$445 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$230 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$230 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$128 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$101 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$101 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Tatamy. 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 Tatamy 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.