Borough government · Chester County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Malvern took in $5.5 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes69%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)18%State tax money9.7%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

39%

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

Borough taxes69%

Individual income tax
39%$2.1 million
Property tax
22%$1.2 million
Other taxes
8.7%$479 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$217 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$180 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$979 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$536 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$12 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$110 thousand
Fines
0.4%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

36%

of Malvern'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%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$191 thousand
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$117 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$992 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$284 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$872 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$872 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$742 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$435 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$166 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Malvern. 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 Malvern 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.