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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Delaware took in $725 thousand and spent $712 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)52%Town taxes32%Fines and other15%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

30%

of Delaware's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Sales tax
30%$217 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$378 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$139 thousand
  • Water$123 thousand
  • Sewer$52 thousand
  • Garbage collection$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other15%

Fines
8.1%$59 thousand
Interest, rents and other
6.6%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

58%

of Delaware'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%$416 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$160 thousand
  • Gas supply$149 thousand
  • Sewer systems$63 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$150 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$123 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Delaware. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Delaware 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.