Borough government · York County, PA

North York's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North York took in $1.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes59%Fees for services (sewer)22%Fines and other10%Federal tax money5.8%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes59%

Property tax
31%$560 thousand
Other taxes
16%$289 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$221 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
13%$231 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$393 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$392 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$106 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$58 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$139 thousand
Fines
2.5%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

40%

of North York'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
40%$575 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$437 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$351 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$310 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$310 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$131 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of North York. 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 North York 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.