Borough government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Downingtown took in $12.4 million and spent $15.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)28%Fines and other12%Federal tax money10%State tax money4.8%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

11%

of Downingtown's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes43%

Property tax
23%$2.9 million
Individual income tax
11%$1.4 million
Other taxes
8.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$518 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$393 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$600 thousand
  • Parking$74 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.3 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$601 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$270 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.5 million
Fines
0.6%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

29%

of Downingtown'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$5.3 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$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$623 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$422 thousand
  • Government buildings$345 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
  • Parking$165 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$233 thousand
  • Fire protection$156 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$641 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$366 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$366 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$144 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Downingtown. 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 Downingtown 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.