Borough government · Bucks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Yardley took in $3.8 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money42%Borough taxes36%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%State tax money4.1%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

42%

of Yardley's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes36%

Property tax
27%$1.0 million
Other taxes
8.8%$334 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$169 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$103 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$537 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$383 thousand
  • Other service charges$108 thousand
  • Road charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money42%

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

From the federal government
42%$1.6 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$156 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$128 thousand
Fines
0.5%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

42%

of Yardley'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
42%$874 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$694 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$74 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$682 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)$215 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$214 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$125 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$334 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$334 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Yardley. 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 Yardley 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.