Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Folcroft took in $462 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other54%State tax money45%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

54%

of Folcroft's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

State tax money45%

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

From the state

45%$206 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.5%$7 thousand

Fines and other54%

Interest, rents and other

54%$249 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

57%

of Folcroft'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

57%$665 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more

Fire protection$563 thousand
Courts and legal services$57 thousand
Police$45 thousand

Running the government and other costs

31%$363 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
Government buildings$144 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

11%$132 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$132 thousand

Interest on debt

<0.1%$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Folcroft. 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 Folcroft 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.