Borough government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Yeadon took in $12.1 million and spent $11.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)30%Fines and other6.9%State tax money5.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Yeadon's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Borough taxes57%

Property tax
32%$3.9 million
Individual income tax
18%$2.2 million
Other taxes
7.3%$878 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$463 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$277 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Road charges$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$646 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$612 thousand
Fines
1.9%$224 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

41%

of Yeadon's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$543 thousand
  • Fire protection$357 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$955 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.6 million
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)$600 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$576 thousand
  • Government buildings$211 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$184 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$714 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$522 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$622 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$622 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Yeadon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Yeadon 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.