Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Goldsboro took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)71%Borough taxes17%Federal tax money3.8%Fines and other3.5%State tax money3.0%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

10%

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

Borough taxes17%

Individual income tax

10%$132 thousand

Other taxes

3.8%$49 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$35 thousand
Public utility licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

3.2%$41 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services

71%$909 thousand

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 3 more

Electric power$694 thousand
Garbage collection$104 thousand
Water$93 thousand
Sewer$17 thousand
Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government

3.8%$49 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state

3.0%$38 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.8%$23 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other

3.4%$44 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

64%

of Goldsboro's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

64%$721 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more

Electric power$565 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$103 thousand
Water supply$52 thousand
Sewer systems$1 thousand

Running the government and other costs

19%$215 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Government buildings$93 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
Other and not broken out$37 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

8.0%$89 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more

Police$69 thousand
Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Fire protection$7 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

6.7%$75 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$75 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.5%$17 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$1 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Goldsboro. 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 Goldsboro 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.