Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dallastown took in $3.8 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)45%Borough taxes24%County and local tax money18%Federal tax money5.4%State tax money4.3%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

18%

of Dallastown's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes24%

Individual income tax
12%$435 thousand
Property tax
9.0%$339 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$64 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$54 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$990 thousand
  • Garbage collection$549 thousand
  • Other service charges$137 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.4%$202 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$160 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$670 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$104 thousand
Fines
0.8%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

22%

of Dallastown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$606 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$503 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$851 thousand
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)$692 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$757 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$654 thousand
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$553 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$553 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$127 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Dallastown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Dallastown 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.