Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Silverdale took in $724 thousand and spent $608 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)55%Borough taxes41%State tax money3.9%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes41%

Individual income tax
18%$127 thousand
Property tax
13%$96 thousand
Other taxes
10%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$397 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$164 thousand
  • Garbage collection$119 thousand
  • Other service charges$113 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$28 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.3%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking15%Housing and community development3.1%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

27%

of Silverdale'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
32%$192 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$97 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$163 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$120 thousand
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$119 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)$47 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$94 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$94 thousand
Housing and community development
3.1%$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Silverdale. 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 Silverdale 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.