Town government · Sussex County, DE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2024), Selbyville took in $12.7 million and spent $6.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%State tax money30%Town taxes20%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

30%

of Selbyville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes20%

Other taxes
14%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$423 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.3%$793 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$462 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$3.8 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$38 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$646 thousand
Fines
0.5%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs8.0%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Interest on debt2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

58%

of Selbyville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$371 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$100 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$524 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$491 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$446 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$446 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$153 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$84 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Selbyville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Selbyville 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.