Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Trainer took in $3.0 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes84%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.8%State tax money4.1%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

39%

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

Borough taxes84%

Property tax
39%$1.2 million
Individual income tax
39%$1.2 million
Other taxes
6.8%$205 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$130 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$55 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$146 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$85 thousand
  • Road charges$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$96 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$125 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$103 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%Health and hospitals1.1%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

45%

of Trainer'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%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$685 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$275 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$420 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$420 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$157 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$157 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Trainer. 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 Trainer 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.