ALLENTOWN CITY finances
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ALLENTOWN CITY
City or town in Pennsylvania (Lehigh County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 125,094.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $108.6 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $60.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $8.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $30.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $19.6 million | C |
| From local governments | $361,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $202.7 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $11.1 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $2.6 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $227.7 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $216.4 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $91.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $44.9 million |
| General NEC | $34.3 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $26.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $17.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $15.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $13.8 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $12.3 million |
| Health | $11.5 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $10.1 million |
| Central Staff | $9.5 million |
| Water Utilities | $6.2 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $5.5 million |
| Financial Adm | $4.2 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.6 million |
| Judicial | $1.1 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $96.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.6 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $7.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $91.6 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $1.1 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $3.1 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $14.2 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $41.6 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $30.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $19.6 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $361,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $4.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $24.8 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $1.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $9.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.8 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $11.5 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $16.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $12.3 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $5.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $11.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $44.9 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.6 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $15.3 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $32.9 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $3.1 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $1.1 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $2.3 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $854,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $2.3 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $3.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $2.6 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $39.4 million |
| T27 | Public Utility License Tax | $891,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $18.4 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $47.6 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $2.3 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $131,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $5.5 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $604,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $110,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.9 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $246,000 |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 422077174015.