Borough government · Delaware County, PA

Ridley Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ridley Park took in $6.7 million and spent $8.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%State tax money7.2%Federal tax money2.0%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

48%

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

Borough taxes56%

Property tax
48%$3.2 million
Other taxes
8.3%$555 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$205 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$198 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$492 thousand
  • Other service charges$268 thousand
  • Parking$29 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$133 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$481 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.8%$55 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking11%Housing and community development5.9%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

29%

of Ridley Park'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$787 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$124 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.7 million
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)$492 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$434 thousand
  • Government buildings$393 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$332 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$883 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$883 thousand
Housing and community development
5.9%$475 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$229 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$135 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Ridley Park. 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 Ridley Park 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.