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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), York took in $3.1 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)53%City taxes41%Fines and other4.3%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes41%

Sales tax
16%$483 thousand
Property tax
13%$407 thousand
Other taxes
12%$380 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$302 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$48 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 2 more
  • Water$758 thousand
  • Gas$458 thousand
  • Sewer$208 thousand
  • Other service charges$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$62 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Fines
3.7%$113 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%

What stands out

24%

of York's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$687 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 1 more
  • Water supply$282 thousand
  • Gas supply$239 thousand
  • Sewer systems$166 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$619 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$455 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$164 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$608 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$608 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$535 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$535 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of York. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of York 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.