Borough government · Delaware County, PA

Chester Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chester Heights took in $850 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes65%Federal tax money17%State tax money9.3%Fees for services7.3%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

42%

of Chester Heights' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Borough taxes65%

Other taxes
42%$355 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$175 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$196 thousand

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$62 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$144 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$79 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$12 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries31%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Chester Heights' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
31%$347 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$330 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$318 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$214 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$73 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$275 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)$135 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$87 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$144 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$144 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Chester Heights. 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 Chester Heights 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.