Borough government · Delaware County, PA

Sharon Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sharon Hill took in $6.8 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)23%Fines and other8.9%State tax money7.9%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

22%

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

Borough taxes58%

Property tax
24%$1.6 million
Individual income tax
22%$1.5 million
Other taxes
13%$876 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$691 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$132 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$941 thousand
  • Garbage collection$466 thousand
  • Road charges$92 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$538 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%$133 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$395 thousand
Fines
3.2%$216 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Sharon Hill'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
45%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$297 thousand
  • Fire protection$194 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$775 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$403 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.1 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)$525 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$465 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$180 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Sharon Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Sharon Hill 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.