Township government · Pike County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Delaware Township took in $2.6 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes66%Federal tax money14%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.5%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

16%

of Delaware Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes66%

Property tax
50%$1.3 million
Other taxes
16%$407 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$366 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$194 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$169 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$371 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$285 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$17 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs31%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals1.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

16%

of Delaware Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$873 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$873 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$744 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$398 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$382 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$371 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$213 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$98 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Delaware 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 Delaware 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.