Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Felton took in $376 thousand and spent $275 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes45%Fines and other17%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)16%State tax money15%Federal tax money7.2%

What stands out

18%

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

Borough taxes45%

Property tax
20%$77 thousand
Individual income tax
18%$66 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and sewer
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$27 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$55 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$62 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries32%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Health and hospitals2.9%

What stands out

32%

of Felton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
32%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$61 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)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Felton. 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 Felton 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.