Borough government · York County, PA

New Salem's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Salem took in $609 thousand and spent $284 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)52%Borough taxes37%Federal tax money6.7%State tax money4.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes37%

Individual income tax
19%$115 thousand
Property tax
11%$67 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$40 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$314 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$312 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$41 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Interest on debt1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

49%

of New Salem'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
49%$140 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$65 thousand
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)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of New Salem. 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 New Salem 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.