Borough government · Delaware County, PA

East Lansdowne's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Lansdowne took in $2.6 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)30%Fines and other21%State tax money5.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

7.7%

of East Lansdowne's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes44%

Property tax
36%$939 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$112 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
3.1%$80 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$767 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$444 thousand
  • Garbage collection$201 thousand
  • Other service charges$90 thousand
  • Parking$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$152 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
13%$330 thousand
Fines
7.7%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Housing and community development3.3%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

45%

of East Lansdowne'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$932 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$815 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$490 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$276 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$214 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$487 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$176 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Housing and community development
3.3%$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of East Lansdowne. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of East Lansdowne 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.