Borough government · Northampton County, PA

Wind Gap's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wind Gap took in $2.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes65%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Fines and other11%State tax money6.0%Federal tax money6.0%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes65%

Property tax
44%$1.1 million
Individual income tax
14%$333 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$180 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$88 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$282 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$274 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$143 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$144 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$260 thousand
Fines
0.5%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Interest on debt3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

35%

of Wind Gap's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$800 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$800 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$720 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$360 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$285 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$632 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$577 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wind Gap. 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 Wind Gap 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.