Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Parkside took in $1.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes75%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Federal tax money6.9%State tax money4.2%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes75%

Property tax
49%$856 thousand
Other taxes
14%$246 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$146 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$63 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
13%$220 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$207 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$203 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$122 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$74 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$13 thousand
Fines
0.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Health and hospitals1.5%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

53%

of Parkside'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
53%$756 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$547 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$316 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)$113 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$87 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$201 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$201 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$126 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$126 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Parkside. 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 Parkside 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.