Township government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Thornbury Township took in $4.5 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)22%Federal tax money9.1%State tax money7.3%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

43%

of Thornbury Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes57%

Individual income tax
43%$1.9 million
Other taxes
13%$592 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$365 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$144 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$997 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$766 thousand
  • Other service charges$203 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$404 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$325 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$207 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

37%

of Thornbury Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$365 thousand
  • Water supply$125 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$488 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$432 thousand
  • Government buildings$402 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$268 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$657 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$657 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$342 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$204 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$162 thousand
  • Libraries$42 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thornbury Township. 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 Thornbury 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.