Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colwyn took in $2.6 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%Fines and other24%State tax money7.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Colwyn's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Borough taxes37%

Property tax
26%$671 thousand
Individual income tax
8.7%$226 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$19 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$810 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$621 thousand
  • Garbage collection$138 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$192 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
22%$577 thousand
Fines
1.6%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Health and hospitals1.3%

What stands out

30%

of Colwyn'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%$522 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$399 thousand
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$485 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$296 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$334 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$334 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$303 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$142 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$75 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Colwyn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Colwyn 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.