Township government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Radnor Township took in $50.6 million and spent $63.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%State tax money6.0%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

39%

of Radnor 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 taxes69%

Other taxes
39%$19.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$14.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$416 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
30%$15.2 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$7.5 million
  • Water$969 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$658 thousand
  • Other service charges$579 thousand
  • Parking$269 thousand
  • Garbage collection$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$3.0 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$148 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.0 million
Fines
0.6%$297 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

8.5%

of Radnor Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
22%$13.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$13.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$11.5 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$4.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$11.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$5.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.7 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
8.5%$5.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.4 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$105 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$105 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Radnor Township. 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 Radnor 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.