Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eddystone took in $5.6 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes83%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%State tax money2.8%Federal tax money2.3%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

23%

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

Borough taxes83%

Property tax
36%$2.0 million
Other taxes
24%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
23%$1.3 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$610 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$454 thousand
  • Other service charges$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$126 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$154 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.4%$25 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

55%

of Eddystone'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
55%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$316 thousand
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$673 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$291 thousand
  • Government buildings$229 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$107 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$660 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$458 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$202 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$329 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$329 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Eddystone. 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 Eddystone 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.