Township government · Delaware County, PA

Upper Darby Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upper Darby Township took in $597 thousand and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Fines and other100%

Fines and other100%

Interest, rents and other
100%$597 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Interest on debt10%

What stands out

33%

of Upper Darby Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking; public transit and 1 more
  • Parking$916 thousand
  • Public transit$375 thousand
  • Roads and highways$279 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$535 thousand
  • Police$432 thousand
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$344 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
-4.5%-$149 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation-$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
-21%-$701 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses-$916 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)-$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out-$8.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upper Darby 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 Upper Darby 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.