Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dillsburg took in $1.3 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes75%Federal tax money10%State tax money7.3%Fines and other5.1%Fees for services (housing)2.0%

What stands out

26%

of Dillsburg's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes75%

Property tax
30%$392 thousand
Individual income tax
26%$342 thousand
Other taxes
20%$262 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$161 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$58 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Housing$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$135 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$96 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$54 thousand
Fines
1.0%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs79%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Housing and community development0.8%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

79%

of Dillsburg's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
79%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$165 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$287 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$200 thousand
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Dillsburg. 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 Dillsburg 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.