City government · New Castle County, DE

New Castle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), New Castle took in $5.0 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes80%County and local tax money14%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.8%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

76%

of New Castle's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes80%

Property tax
76%$3.8 million
Other taxes
4.3%$212 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$212 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$5 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$714 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$203 thousand
Fines
0.6%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Environment and natural resources4.4%Roads, transit and parking0.1%

What stands out

37%

of New Castle'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%

Running the government and other costs
53%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$441 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$161 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.4%$149 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$149 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Castle. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of New Castle 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.