Township government · Delaware County, PA

Aston Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Aston Township took in $19.2 million and spent $21.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.2%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

24%

of Aston Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes68%

Property tax
31%$6.0 million
Individual income tax
24%$4.6 million
Other taxes
13%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$490 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$338 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$287 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$195 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$15 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$946 thousand
Fines
0.2%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking21%Environment and natural resources7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.9%

of Aston Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$6.1 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$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$795 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$852 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$266 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$166 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Environment and natural resources
7.9%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$46 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$753 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$437 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Aston Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Aston Township 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.