Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Doylestown took in $13.3 million and spent $22.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%Fees for services (water, parking)26%Fines and other25%State tax money7.7%

What stands out

17%

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

Borough taxes42%

Individual income tax
17%$2.3 million
Property tax
16%$2.1 million
Other taxes
8.9%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$593 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$413 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parking and 3 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Parking$945 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$558 thousand
  • Other service charges$471 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$1.0 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
22%$2.9 million
Fines
3.1%$417 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

36%

of Doylestown'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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$412 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$636 thousand
  • Fire protection$180 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Parking$505 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$145 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$59 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$59 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Doylestown. 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 Doylestown 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.