Borough government · Lancaster County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Quarryville took in $2.9 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%County and local tax money36%State tax money6.0%Federal tax money5.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)3.2%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

36%

of Quarryville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes47%

Property tax
32%$909 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$317 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$71 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$92 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Parking$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%$166 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$173 thousand

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$38 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Interest on debt2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

35%

of Quarryville's 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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$765 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$349 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$209 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$764 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$764 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$534 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$491 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Quarryville. 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 Quarryville 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.