Borough government · Northampton County, PA

West Easton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Easton took in $1.0 million and spent $841 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%Federal tax money6.5%County and local tax money5.8%State tax money4.2%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes47%

Property tax

27%$267 thousand

Individual income tax

15%$150 thousand

Other taxes

5.1%$51 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand
Public utility licenses$14 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services

34%$341 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more

Sewer$204 thousand
Garbage collection$133 thousand
Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government

6.5%$65 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state

4.2%$42 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

5.8%$58 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other

2.0%$20 thousand

Fines

1.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

25%

of West Easton'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

37%$311 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$158 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$153 thousand

Running the government and other costs

31%$263 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)$104 thousand
Other and not broken out$91 thousand
Government buildings$58 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

25%$209 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$122 thousand
Fire protection$62 thousand
Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Courts and legal services$12 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

4.9%$41 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$41 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.9%$16 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$9 thousand
Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.1%$1 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of West Easton. 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 West Easton 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.