Township government · Delaware County, PA

Edgmont Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Edgmont Township took in $3.4 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%Fines and other22%Federal tax money6.4%State tax money5.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.1%

What stands out

48%

of Edgmont Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes65%

Other taxes
48%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$958 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$544 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$561 thousand

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$216 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$194 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$742 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

59%

of Edgmont Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$519 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$518 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$451 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$233 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$112 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$106 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$392 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$392 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Edgmont Township. 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 Edgmont Township 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.