Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Aldan took in $4.1 million and spent $3.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%Fines and other14%State tax money4.9%County and local tax money2.1%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

36%

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

Borough taxes47%

Property tax
36%$1.5 million
Other taxes
11%$468 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$269 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$113 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$853 thousand
  • Garbage collection$404 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.2%$49 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$204 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$87 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
11%$473 thousand
Fines
2.7%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

39%

of Aldan'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$121 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$689 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$364 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$643 thousand
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$207 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$193 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$165 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$578 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$578 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Aldan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Borough of Aldan 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.