DELAWARE TOTAL Table 2. Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2006 - 07 (Dollar amounts are in thousands. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Source: 2007 Census of Government Finance. For information on nonsampling error and definitions, see http://www2.census.gov/govs/estimate/2007_Local_Finance_Methodology.pdf Description County Municipal Township Special District School District government government government government government amount amount amount amount amount Revenue 525,774 689,114 X 257,906 1,643,500 General revenue 451,027 385,264 X 162,468 1,643,500 Intergovernmental revenue 51,509 75,521 X 42,119 1,174,071 From Federal Government 22,352 7,177 X 38,076 X From State government 28,282 29,844 X 1,072 1,174,071 From local governments 875 38,500 X 2,971 X General revenue from own sources 399,518 309,743 X 120,349 469,429 Taxes 179,700 179,524 X 4,989 388,680 Property 92,587 82,771 X 4,933 388,680 Sales and gross receipts 5,453 2,998 X X X General sales X X X X X Selective sales 5,453 2,998 X X X Motor fuel X X X X X Alcoholic beverage X X X X X Tobacco products X X X X X Public utilities 300 2,781 X X X Other selective sales 5,153 217 X X X Individual income X 47,837 X X X Corporate income X 4 X X X Motor vehicle license X X X X X Other taxes 81,660 45,914 X 56 X Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 219,818 130,219 X 115,360 80,749 Current charges 135,092 75,869 X 102,540 17,611 Education X X X X 17,611 Institutions of higher education X X X X X School lunch sales (gross) X X X X 16,744 Hospitals X X X X X Highways 1,120 206 X 86,810 X Air transportation (airports) 195 X X 5,364 X Parking facilities X 11,986 X X X Sea and inland port facilities X X X X X Natural resources X X X 620 X Parks and recreation 1,957 1,611 X 6 X Housing and community development 66 X X 4,187 X Sewerage 94,572 47,709 X 1,340 X Solid waste management 2,367 7,348 X X X Other charges 34,815 7,009 X 4,213 X Miscellaneous general revenue 84,726 54,350 X 12,820 63,138 Interest earnings 26,454 12,600 X 7,092 15,912 Special assessments 22,027 8,308 X 409 X Sale of property 231 1,693 X 177 X Other general revenue 36,014 31,749 X 5,142 47,226 Utility revenue 859 274,310 X 95,438 X Water supply 859 56,283 X 1,287 X Electric power X 218,005 X 94,151 X Gas supply X X X X X Transit X 22 X X X Liquor store revenue X X X X X Insurance trust revenue 73,888 29,540 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement 73,888 29,540 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust revenue X X X X X Expenditure 513,367 737,237 X 243,504 1,705,204 Intergovernmental expenditure 4,321 7,041 X 137 64,800 Direct expenditure 509,046 730,196 X 243,367 1,640,404 Current operations 339,888 576,334 X 199,499 1,375,037 Capital outlay 129,873 119,641 X 27,340 245,757 Construction 114,181 83,593 X 25,698 238,823 Other capital outlay 15,692 36,048 X 1,642 6,934 Assistance and subsidies X X X X X Interest on debt 18,939 16,592 X 16,528 19,610 Insurance benefits and repayments 20,346 17,629 X X X Exhibit: Salaries and wages 139,951 165,727 X 37,733 765,897 Direct expenditure by function 509,046 730,196 X 243,367 1,640,404 Direct general expenditure 487,775 416,270 X 149,448 1,640,404 Capital outlay 129,684 63,523 X 27,176 245,757 Other direct general expenditure 358,091 352,747 X 122,272 1,394,647 Education services: Education X 2 X X 1,620,794 Capital outlay X X X X 245,757 Higher education X X X X X Capital outlay X X X X X Elementary & secondary X 2 X X 1,620,794 Capital outlay X X X X 245,757 Other education X X X X X Libraries 25,967 1,682 X 4,731 X Social services and income maintenance: Public welfare 109 197 X X X Cash assistance payments X X X X X Vendor payments X X X X X Other public welfare 109 197 X X X Hospitals X X X X X Capital outlay X X X X X Health 36,214 198 X X X Employment security administration X X X X X Veterans' services X X X X X Transportation: Highways 7,120 26,776 X 48,569 X Capital outlay 56 5,140 X 11,318 X Air transportation (airports) 1,835 X X 13,539 X Parking facilities X 6,114 X X X Sea and inland port facilities X X X X X Public safety: Police protection 90,667 105,098 X 10,854 X Fire protection 8,005 27,878 X X X Correction X X X X X Capital outlay X X X X X Protective inspection and regulation 7,845 8,712 X X X Environment and housing: Natural resources 11,396 158 X 6,069 X Capital outlay 9,779 X X 805 X Parks and recreation 14,680 23,505 X 54 X Capital outlay 7,725 3,748 X X X Housing and community development 23,247 8,880 X 30,017 X Sewerage 137,832 51,051 X 902 X Capital outlay 57,034 14,510 X 171 X Solid waste management 2,339 13,959 X X X Capital outlay 147 2,010 X X X Governmental administration: Financial administration 17,550 16,743 X X X Judicial and legal 10,444 5,676 X X X General public buildings 18,784 43,240 X X X Other governmental administration 31,291 40,732 X X X Interest on general debt 18,939 9,605 X 14,946 19,610 General expenditure, n.e.c.: Miscellaneous commercial activities X 678 X 4,269 X Other and unallocable 23,511 25,386 X 15,498 X Utility expenditure 925 296,297 X 93,919 X Capital outlay 189 56,118 X 164 X Water supply 925 91,534 X 952 X Electric power X 204,697 X 92,967 X Gas supply X X X X X Transit X 66 X X X Liquor store expenditure X X X X X Insurance trust expenditure 20,346 17,629 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement 20,346 17,629 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust X X X X X Debt outstanding 750,669 350,578 X 356,956 523,590 Short-term 472 683 X 12 X Long-term 750,197 349,895 X 356,944 523,590 Public debt for private purposes 341,888 56,638 X X X Long-term debt issued 74,133 15,926 X 1,328 67,540 Long-term debt retired 30,287 56,399 X 8,107 26,082 Cash and security holdings 1,224,352 543,093 X 178,717 173,539 Insurance trust funds 449,109 150,079 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement 449,109 150,079 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Miscellaneous X X X X X Other than insurance trust funds 775,243 393,014 X 178,717 173,539 By purpose: Offsets to debt 341,888 88,840 X 75,165 11,551 Bond funds 39,054 12,472 X 1,328 81,988 Other 394,301 291,702 X 102,224 80,000 Abbreviations and symbols: - zero or rounds to zero; (X) not applicable n.e.c. = "not elsewhere classified" Note that the data released in this table do not meet all of the criteria outlined in the Census Bureau Standard: Quality Requirements for Releasing Data Products, and they should be used with caution. The unit response rates for this table fall below the Census Bureau's 60 percent standard. See http://www2.census.gov/govs/estimate/quality_issues_cog_finance.pdf for a detailed description of the specific quality issues and information about the impact on the data.