Borough government · Monroe County, PA

Delaware Water Gap's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Delaware Water Gap took in $751 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes46%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%Federal tax money5.2%State tax money4.9%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Delaware Water Gap's 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 taxes46%

Other taxes
18%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$86 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
18%$132 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$79 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$324 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$219 thousand
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 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%$39 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$37 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

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

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

50%

of Delaware Water Gap's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$545 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$545 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$276 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$174 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$203 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$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Delaware Water Gap. 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 Delaware Water Gap 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.