Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Delta took in $846 thousand and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Borough taxes33%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

49%

of Delta's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Borough taxes33%

Property tax
22%$183 thousand
Individual income tax
8.4%$71 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$103 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$38 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$416 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.7%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Health and hospitals1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

78%

of Delta'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%

Roads, transit and parking
78%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$147 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$94 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$107 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Delta. 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 Delta 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.