The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Delaware State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government and State:  1991-92
(Thousand dollars.  Detail may not add to total because of rounding)
  DELAWARE
 
Geographic area and item State and local State Local
  governments¹ government governments¹
  1 2 3
     
Population (July 1, 1992, in thousands)                    689 689 689
Personal Income (Calendar year 1991, in millions) 15,939 15,939 15,939
                       
               Revenue¹     3,518,853 2,891,414 1,187,706
          General revenue¹          3,020,072 2,457,591 1,056,552
Intergovernmental revenue¹                    438,307 412,211 520,167
     From Federal Government               438,307 396,930 41,377
     From State government               0 0 478,790
     From local governments¹               0 15,281 0
General revenue from own sources                    2,581,765 2,045,380 536,385
     Taxes               1,618,279 1,341,005 277,274
          Property          228,583 0 228,583
          Sales and gross receipts          196,895 195,341 1,554
               General     0 0 0
               Selective     196,895 195,341 1,554
                    Motor fuel 72,874 72,874 0
                    Alcoholic beverage 10,875 10,875 0
                    Tobacco products 19,662 19,662 0
                    Public utilities 22,525 21,057 1,468
                    Other 70,959 70,873 86
          Individual income          524,299 497,589 26,710
          Corporate income          128,737 128,737 0
          Motor vehicle license          18,441 18,441 0
          Other taxes          521,324 500,897 20,427
     Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 963,486 704,375 259,111
          Current charges               537,377 365,027 172,350
               Education          228,451 217,420 11,031
                    Institutions of higher education     216,639 216,639 0
                    School lunch sales (gross)     10,231 0 10,231
                    Hospitals          29,237 29,237 0
                    Highways          73,913 34,393 39,520
                    Airports          1,931 0 1,931
                    Parking facilities          4,026 0 4,026
                    Natural resources          1,061 964 97
                    Parks and recreation          5,313 3,568 1,745
                    Housing and community development           4,132 420 3,712
                    Sewerage          80,001 0 80,001
                    Solid waste management          37,138 35,046 2,092
                    Other charges          72,174 43,979 28,195
               Miscellaneous general revenue               426,109 339,348 86,761
                    Interest earnings          283,923 228,377 55,546
                    Special assessments          2,092 0 2,092
                    Sale of property          21,721 20,935 786
                    Other general revenue          118,373 90,036 28,337
                    Other than general revenue          498,781 433,823 131,154
Utility revenue                    111,024 4,392 106,632
     Water supply               27,792 0 27,792
     Electric power               78,840 0 78,840
     Gas supply               0 0 0
     Transit               4,392 4,392 0
Liquor store revenue                    0 0 0
Insurance trust revenue                    387,757 429,431 24,522
     Unemployment compensation               139,915 139,915 0
     Employee retirement               239,127 280,801 24,522
     Other insurance trust revenue               247,842 289,516 24,522
     
               Expenditure¹     3,274,550 2,474,886 1,198,763
By character and object:                       
     Intergovernmental expenditure¹               788 390,542 9,345
     Direct expenditure               3,273,762 2,084,344 1,189,418
          Current operation          2,264,640 1,277,082 987,558
          Capital outlay          422,357 299,643 122,714
               Construction     334,420 254,280 80,140
               Other     87,937 45,363 42,574
          Assistance and subsidies          61,562 61,562 0
          Interest on debt          294,852 227,957 66,895
          Insurance benefits and repayments          230,351 218,100 12,251
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages          1,087,962 573,586 514,376
Direct expenditure by function                    3,273,762 2,084,344 1,189,418
     Direct general expenditure               2,929,866 1,850,846 1,079,020
          Capital outlay          410,988 298,852 112,136
          Other direct general expenditure          2,518,878 1,551,994 966,884
          Education services:             
               Education     1,091,593 467,576 624,017
                    Elementary and secondary education 624,017 0 624,017
                    Other education 467,576 467,576 0
               Libraries     7,570 1,269 6,301
          Social services and income maintenance:    
               Public welfare     292,413 290,950 1,463
                    Cash assistance payments 38,575 38,575 0
                    Vendor payments 152,724 152,724 0
                    Other public welfare 101,114 99,651 1,463
               Hospitals     43,470 43,470 0
               Health     114,373 107,683 6,690
               Social insurance administration     8,528 8,528 0
               Veterans' services     162 162 0
          Transportation:             
               Highways     272,696 229,012 43,684
               Air transportation (airports)     2,657 0 2,657
               Parking facilities     2,136 0 2,136
               Water transport and terminals     27,800 0 27,800
               Transit subsidies     1 0 1
          Public safety:             
               Police protection     97,831 35,884 61,947
               Fire protection     13,515 0 13,515
               Correction     109,140 109,140 0
               Protective inspection and regulation     26,725 21,605 5,120
          Environment and housing:             
               Natural resources     32,493 24,807 7,686
               Parks and recreation     39,843 18,556 21,287
               Housing and community development     63,741 29,667 34,074
               Sewerage     86,850 0 86,850
               Solid waste management     57,237 42,806 14,431
          Governmental administration:             
               Financial administration     77,281 58,555 18,726
               Judicial 52,080 44,825 7,255
                Legislative 6,380 6,380 0
               General public buildings     25,912 20,705 5,207
               Other government administration     21,097 6,154 14,943
          Interest on general debt          289,514 227,957 61,557
          General expenditure, n.e.c             
               Miscellaneous commercial activities     0 0 0
               Other and unallocable     66,828 55,155 11,673
     Utilities               113,545 15,398 98,147
               Capital outlay     11,369 791 10,578
          Water supply          24,623 0 24,623
          Electric power          73,524 0 73,524
          Gas supply          0 0 0
          Transit          15,398 15,398 0
     Liquor store expenditure               0 0 0
     Insurance trust               230,351 218,100 12,251
          Unemployment compensation          85,474 85,474 0
          Employee retirement          137,434 125,183 12,251
          Other insurance trust          7,443 7,443 0
     
               Debt outstanding     4,557,811 3,541,920 1,015,891
Long-term                    4,509,691 3,535,869 973,822
     Full faith and credit               882,804 511,736 371,068
     Nonguaranteed               3,626,887 3,024,133 602,754
Short-term                    48,120 6,051 42,069
Long-term debt by purpose:                       
     Education               238,275 192,835 45,440
     Utilities               90,783 0 90,783
     Other               4,228,753 3,349,085 879,668
Long-term debt issued                    771,318 626,896 144,422
Long-term debt retired                    388,559 294,287 94,272
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year                    358,698 326,553 32,145
     
               Cash and security holdings     6,364,797 5,590,650 774,147
Insurance trust funds                    2,265,954 2,125,083 140,871
     By purpose:                  
          Unemployment compensation          217,064 217,064 0
          Employee retirement          2,046,888 1,906,017 140,871
          Workers' compensation          2,002 2,002 0
          Miscellaneous          0 0 0
     By type (Employee retirement funds):                  
          Cash and deposits          169,614 154,569 15,045
          Securities          1,877,274 1,751,448 125,826
               Federal     201,806 191,688 10,118
               State and local government     0 0 0
               Nongovernment     1,675,468 1,559,760 115,708
Other than insurance trust funds:                       
     By purpose               4,098,843 3,465,567 633,276
          Offsets to debt          2,928,693 2,538,211 390,482
          Bond funds          134,350 84,899 49,451
          Other          1,035,800 842,457 193,343
¹Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.

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