Township government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marple Township took in $26.1 million and spent $27.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%State tax money6.3%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money0.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Marple Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
32%$8.5 million
Other taxes
22%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$523 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Road charges$823 thousand
  • Other service charges$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$39 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$35 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$1.3 million
Fines
0.2%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

21%

of Marple Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$612 thousand
  • Fire protection$405 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$182 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.8 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$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$585 thousand
  • Government buildings$190 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • Libraries$773 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$827 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$62 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marple Township. 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 Marple 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.