Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hallam took in $1.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes78%Federal tax money11%State tax money6.9%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)1.1%

What stands out

28%

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

Borough taxes78%

Property tax
43%$516 thousand
Individual income tax
28%$341 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$138 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$84 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$27 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

34%

of Hallam'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$437 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$303 thousand
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$363 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$363 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$211 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)$91 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$199 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$199 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Hallam. 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 Hallam 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.