Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jacobus took in $819 thousand and spent $934 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes73%Federal tax money12%State tax money7.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)4.9%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

37%

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

Borough taxes73%

Individual income tax
37%$307 thousand
Property tax
28%$231 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$96 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$62 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$19 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

61%

of Jacobus' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$569 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$569 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$147 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)$65 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$75 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Jacobus. 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 Jacobus 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.