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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Philadelphia took in $15.2 million and spent $17.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)34%City taxes22%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
17%$2.6 million
Other taxes
4.7%$709 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$385 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$324 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$453 thousand
  • Other service charges$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$6.0 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$294 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$179 thousand
Fines
1.1%$165 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs9.1%Interest on debt2.8%

What stands out

40%

of Philadelphia's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
40%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.9 million
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$447 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$374 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$480 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$448 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Philadelphia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. 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 City of Philadelphia 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.