Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dover took in $1.9 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)55%Borough taxes31%Federal tax money5.4%State tax money4.1%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

12%

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

Borough taxes31%

Property tax
15%$296 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$231 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$31 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$610 thousand
  • Water$264 thousand
  • Garbage collection$178 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 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%$104 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$79 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$54 thousand
Fines
1.2%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

25%

of Dover'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
46%$639 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$250 thousand
  • Water supply$216 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$173 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$349 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$308 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$330 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)$132 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$61 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Dover. 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 Dover 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.