Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Media took in $13.4 million and spent $13.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes61%Fees for services (parking, garbage collection)15%Fines and other12%State tax money9.4%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

36%

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

Borough taxes61%

Individual income tax
36%$4.9 million
Property tax
14%$1.9 million
Other taxes
11%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$225 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parking$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$428 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$298 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$1.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$1.2 million
Fines
3.1%$410 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

33%

of Media's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Parking$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$637 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$237 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$493 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$323 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$708 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$501 thousand
  • Sewer systems$207 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$465 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$287 thousand
  • Libraries$178 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$211 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$184 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Media. 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 Borough of Media 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.