Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Railroad took in $150 thousand and spent $120 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)54%Borough taxes27%Federal tax money10%State tax money7.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes27%

Individual income tax
14%$21 thousand
Property tax
6.7%$10 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$8 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$81 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$45 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$15 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.7%$1 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Health and hospitals6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

6.7%

of Railroad's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$40 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$37 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$18 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.7%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Railroad. 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 Railroad 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.