Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clifton Heights took in $6.9 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)25%Fines and other4.0%State tax money2.8%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

53%

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

Borough taxes67%

Property tax
53%$3.6 million
Other taxes
15%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$768 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$164 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$663 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parking$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$97 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$197 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$215 thousand
Fines
0.9%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Clifton Heights' 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
34%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$288 thousand
  • Fire protection$249 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$124 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$598 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$806 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$782 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$226 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Clifton Heights. 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 Borough of Clifton 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.