Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hanover took in $33.1 million and spent $33.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)61%Borough taxes30%State tax money5.3%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

61%

of Hanover's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Borough taxes30%

Property tax
17%$5.7 million
Other taxes
6.7%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$567 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
6.1%$2.0 million

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$20.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$7.7 million
  • Sewer$6.7 million
  • Garbage collection$5.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand
  • Other service charges$260 thousand
  • Parking$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$50 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$161 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$909 thousand
Fines
0.6%$192 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs5.0%Interest on debt4.3%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

62%

of Hanover's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$20.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.9 million
  • Sewer systems$6.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$639 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$596 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$240 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$65 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$829 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$411 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$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 Hanover. 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 Hanover 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.