Borough government · Northampton County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wilson took in $8.5 million and spent $10.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)27%State tax money10%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes58%

Property tax
38%$3.2 million
Individual income tax
14%$1.2 million
Other taxes
6.9%$592 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$359 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$156 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$967 thousand
  • Other service charges$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$891 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$101 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$205 thousand
Fines
0.6%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Wilson'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
39%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$106 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.2 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$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$319 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$266 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Parking$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$362 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wilson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Wilson 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.