Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brookhaven took in $8.4 million and spent $7.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%State tax money5.2%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

16%

of Brookhaven's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes55%

Property tax
24%$2.0 million
Individual income tax
16%$1.4 million
Other taxes
15%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$821 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$280 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$184 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$647 thousand
  • Other service charges$97 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$421 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$437 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$25 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$249 thousand
Fines
0.4%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

30%

of Brookhaven'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
30%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$539 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$137 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$2.3 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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$523 thousand
  • Government buildings$354 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$659 thousand
  • Water supply$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$835 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$835 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$130 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Brookhaven. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Brookhaven 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.