The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 2.  Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.  Revised October 2005)
Description Delaware
County Municipal Township Special District School District
government government government government government
amount amount amount amount amount
1 2 3 4 5
       
       
                    Revenue1 344,708 415,936 - 149,084 1,148,504
         
               General revenue1 341,897 255,490 - 148,724 1,148,504
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 42,749 32,571 - 38,606 850,882
     From federal government 19,206 6,001 - 34,431 8,536
     From state government 21,976 25,571 X 983 842,346
     From local government1 1,567 999 X 3,192 X
         
General revenue from own sources   299,148 222,919 - 110,118 297,622
    Taxes   133,169 129,501 - 4,839 245,989
          Property 90,041 59,099 - 4,810 245,989
          Sales and gross receipts   - 3,363 - - -
               General sales   - - - - -
               Selective sales - 3,363 - - -
                    Motor fuel - - - - -
                    Alcoholic beverage - - - - -
                    Tobacco products - - - - -
                    Public utilities   - 2,207 - - -
                    Other selective sales   - 1,156 - - -
          Individual income   - 46,763 - - -
          Corporate income   - - - - -
          License taxes - - - - -
            Motor vehicle license   - - - - -
          Other taxes   43,128 20,276 - 29 -
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   165,979 93,418 - 105,279 51,633
          Current charges   113,532 62,357 - 94,050 14,844
               Education   - - - - 14,844
                    Institutions of higher education   - - - - -
                    School lunch sales (gross) - - - - 14,056
               Hospitals   - - - - -
               Highways   758 - - 84,184 -
               Air transportation (airports)   996 - - 4,147 -
               Parking facilities   - 8,186 - - -
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - - - -
               Natural resources   - - - 842 -
               Parks and recreation   1,686 1,935 - 6 -
               Housing and community development   - 394 - 4,033 -
               Sewerage   76,626 36,206 - 640 -
               Solid waste management   1,139 4,301 - - -
               Other charges   32,327 11,335 - 198 -
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   52,447 31,061 - 11,229 36,789
               Interest earnings   40,359 15,699 - 9,057 11,444
               Special assessments   - 41 - 704 -
               Sale of property   2 536 - 1 -
               Other general revenue   12,086 14,785 - 1,467 25,345
         
               Other than general revenue 2,811 160,446 - 360 -
         
Utility revenue 789 159,851 - 360 -
     Water supply   789 35,956 - 360 -
     Electric power   - 123,895 - - -
     Gas supply   - - - - -
     Transit   - - - - -
         
Liquor store revenue   - - - - -
         
Insurance trust revenue   2,022 595 - - -
     Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
     Employee retirement   2,022 595 - - -
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - - - -
         
                Expenditure1 317,556 430,209 - 170,215 1,212,592
         
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 576 7,066 - 67 -
     Direct expenditure   316,980 423,143 - 170,148 1,212,592
          Current operations   225,054 353,711 - 86,218 1,049,506
          Capital outlay   45,458 32,903 - 69,982 154,186
               Construction   43,262 22,207 - 69,686 131,213
               Other capital outlay   2,196 10,696 - 296 22,973
          Assistance and subsidies   - - - - -
          Interest on debt   32,766 21,051 - 13,948 8,900
          Insurance benefits and repayments 13,702 15,478 - - -
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   93,714 124,155 - 35,825 624,351
         
Direct expenditure by function 316,980 423,143 - 170,148 1,212,592
     Direct general expenditure   302,680 262,093 - 169,074 1,212,592
          Capital outlay   45,458 22,269 - 69,104 154,186
          Other direct general expenditure    257,222 239,824 - 99,970 1,058,406
         
          Education services:          
               Education   - - - - 1,203,692
                       Capital outlay   - - - - 154,186
                   Higher education   - - - - -
                        Capital outlay   - - - - -
                   Elementary & secondary   - - - - 1,203,692
                        Capital outlay   - - - - 154,186
                   Other education   - - - - -
               Libraries   11,613 1,191 - 2,985 -
         
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   290 66 - - -
                    Cash assistance payments - - - - -
                    Vendor payments   - - - - -
                    Other public welfare   290 66 - - -
               Hospitals   - - - - -
                    Capital outlay   - - - - -
               Health   15,497 11 - - -
               Social insurance administration    - - - - -
               Veterans' services   - - - - -
         
          Transportation:          
               Highways   4,479 35,941 - 92,165 -
                    Capital outlay   19 8,037 - 41,385 -
               Air transportation (airports) 1,559 - - 29,469 -
               Parking facilities   - 3,791 - - -
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - - - -
               Transit subsidies   - - - - -
         
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   51,762 70,599 - - -
               Fire protection   4,847 18,948 - - -
               Correction   - - - - -
                    Capital outlay   - - - - -
               Protective inspection and regulation   4,473 3,262 - - -
         
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   356 - - 7,570 -
                    Capital outlay   - - - 1,339 -
               Parks and recreation   9,617 16,306 - 43 -
                    Capital outlay   4,021 345 - - -
               Housing and community development    20,016 9,307 - 22,315 -
               Sewerage   74,013 29,330 - 579 -
                    Capital outlay   20,820 4,524 - - -
               Solid waste management   1,153 8,312 - - -
                    Capital outlay   - 468 - - -
         
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   11,717 17,657 - - -
               Judicial and legal   5,744 2,534 - - -
               General public buildings 11,223 770 - - -
               Other governmental administration    16,849 11,195 - - -
          Interest on general debt   32,702 15,504 - 13,948 8,900
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - - - -
               Other and unallocable   24,770 17,369 - - -
         
     Utility expenditure 598 145,572 - 1,074 -
               Capital outlay   - 10,634 - 878 -
          Water supply   598 36,930 - 1,074 -
          Electric power   - 108,642 - - -
          Gas supply   - - - - -
          Transit   - - - - -
         
     Liquor store expenditure   - - - - -
         
     Insurance trust expenditure 13,702 15,478 - - -
          Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
          Employee retirement   13,702 15,478 - - -
          Workers' compensation   - - - - -
          Other insurance trust   - - - - -
         
               Debt outstanding   626,228 400,438 - 278,777 188,824
         
Short-term    1,374 915 - 795 -
Long-term    624,854 399,523 - 277,982 188,824
     Full faith and credit   257,354 192,905 - 277,051 188,824
     Nonguaranteed   367,500 206,618 - 931 -
         
Long-term debt by purpose:          
     Public debt for private purposes   343,684 49,900 - - -
     Education   - - - - 188,824
     Utilities   1,069 100,951 - 2,106 -
     Other   280,101 248,672 - 275,876 -
Long-term debt issued   25,480 99,952 - 2,575 43,352
Long-term debt retired   34,075 55,078 - 6,965 9,414
         
                Cash and security holdings   1,152,077 420,091 - 115,317 68,503
         
Insurance trust funds   409,102 109,975 - - -
     Unemployment compensation    - - - - -
     Employee retirement   409,102 109,975 - - -
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Miscellaneous   - - - - -
         
Other than insurance trust funds   742,975 310,116 - 115,317 68,503
     By purpose:          
          Offsets to debt   343,684 60,547 - 26,435 4,401
          Bond funds   5,637 28,460 - 26,712 50,483
          Other   393,654 221,109 - 62,170 13,619
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005