Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morton took in $3.4 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)31%Fines and other4.4%State tax money4.3%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

44%

of Morton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes54%

Property tax
44%$1.5 million
Other taxes
9.7%$327 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$188 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$98 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$830 thousand
  • Garbage collection$199 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$140 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$144 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$64 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$127 thousand
Fines
0.7%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Roads, transit and parking1.3%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

40%

of Morton'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
40%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$978 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$981 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$810 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$690 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$236 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$205 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$151 thousand
  • Government buildings$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$39 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Morton. 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 Morton 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.