Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Glenolden took in $6.3 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)30%State tax money11%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

43%

of Glenolden's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
43%$2.7 million
Other taxes
11%$662 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$352 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$181 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$471 thousand
  • Other service charges$90 thousand
  • Parking$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$684 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$19 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$192 thousand
Fines
1.7%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Glenolden'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
36%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$154 thousand
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$408 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$483 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$424 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$310 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$553 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$553 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Glenolden. 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 Glenolden 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.