Township government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Darby Township took in $9.3 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)27%Federal tax money5.2%State tax money4.9%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Darby Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes62%

Property tax
46%$4.3 million
Other taxes
15%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$222 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$175 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$337 thousand
  • Parking$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$486 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$459 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%$12 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$108 thousand
Fines
0.5%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

23%

of Darby Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$4.0 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$795 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$513 thousand
  • Government buildings$166 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$984 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$479 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$479 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Darby Township. 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 Darby 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.