Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dublin took in $2.5 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)52%Borough taxes35%Fines and other5.7%State tax money4.9%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes35%

Property tax

17%$414 thousand

Individual income tax

12%$297 thousand

Other taxes

6.0%$150 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$88 thousand
Public utility licenses$37 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services

52%$1.3 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more

Sewer$669 thousand
Water$280 thousand
Garbage collection$236 thousand
Other service charges$117 thousand
Road charges$3 thousand
Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government

2.5%$62 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state

4.9%$122 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other

5.3%$133 thousand

Fines

0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

21%

of Dublin'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

46%$1.6 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$1.1 million
Water supply$393 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

21%$716 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$716 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

16%$558 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$476 thousand
Fire protection$48 thousand
Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Inspections and regulation$11 thousand

Running the government and other costs

12%$410 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 thousand
Other and not broken out$74 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
Government buildings$30 thousand

Interest on debt

4.3%$146 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.2%$6 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.1%$5 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$5 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Dublin. 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 Dublin 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.