City government · Philadelphia City, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Philadelphia took in $11.3 billion and spent $13.2 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (gas, water)21%State tax money19%Federal tax money10%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

21%

of Philadelphia's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people get none.

City taxes46%

Individual income tax
21%$2.41 billion
Property tax
7.2%$810 million
Other taxes
7.0%$793 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$379 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$302 million
  • Other licenses$76.4 million
  • Amusement taxes$36.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
6.0%$675 million
Sales tax
4.8%$547 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.37 billion
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 7 more
  • Gas$751 million
  • Water$478 million
  • Airport$472 million
  • Sewer$343 million
  • Other service charges$309 million
  • Parks and recreation$18.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Housing$406 thousand
  • Parking$392 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.16 billion

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.16 billion

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$83.8 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$262 million
Fines
0.2%$28.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking5.7%All other spending17%

What stands out

23%

of Philadelphia's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$3.31 billion
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$1.31 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.30 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$412 million
  • Government buildings$285 million
Health and hospitals
23%$3.08 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.08 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.13 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$836 million
  • Courts and legal services$447 million
  • Fire protection$406 million
  • Prisons and jails$253 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$118 million
  • Inspections and regulation$73.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.73 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$632 million
  • Water supply$457 million
  • Sewer systems$405 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$234 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$751 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$458 million
  • Roads and highways$292 million
  • Public transit$501 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$675 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$675 million
Housing and community development
4.7%$628 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$390 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$245 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$107 million
  • Interest on gas supply debt$38.9 million
Social services
2.7%$358 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$358 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$187 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$127 million
  • Libraries$59.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Philadelphia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Philadelphia 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.