Township government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Haverford Township took in $65.9 million and spent $65.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)23%Fines and other13%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money5.6%

What stands out

23%

of Haverford Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 50,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Township taxes51%

Property tax
41%$27.0 million
Other taxes
10%$6.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$927 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$15.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$4.7 million
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Parking$233 thousand
  • Road charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$3.7 million

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$4.6 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$8.3 million
Fines
0.3%$224 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs7.9%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

16%

of Haverford Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$21.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$19.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$11.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
  • Libraries$5.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$11.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$10.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.6 million
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$838 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$564 thousand
Housing and community development
5.3%$3.5 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$538 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$538 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Haverford Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Haverford 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.