Village government · Jefferson County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Philadelphia took in $2.7 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)52%State tax money26%Village taxes12%County and local tax money8.7%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

8.7%

of Philadelphia's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes12%

Property tax
11%$310 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$714 thousand
  • Sewer$417 thousand
  • Water$267 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$698 thousand

County and local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.7%$239 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Running the government and other costs5.9%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Interest on debt4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

82%

of Philadelphia'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
82%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Electric power$689 thousand
  • Sewer systems$273 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$260 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$183 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$234 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$181 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$96 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Police$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Philadelphia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.