Borough government · Delaware County, PA

Marcus Hook's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marcus Hook took in $4.2 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Borough taxes72%Fines and other8.9%State tax money7.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)7.2%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes72%

Property tax
50%$2.1 million
Individual income tax
18%$765 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$142 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$303 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$205 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Road charges$28 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$130 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$327 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$59 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$339 thousand
Fines
0.8%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

29%

of Marcus Hook'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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$977 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$412 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$390 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$90 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$792 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$792 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$483 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$353 thousand
  • Libraries$130 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$179 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$179 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$39 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Marcus Hook. 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 Marcus Hook 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.