Borough government · York County, PA

Red Lion's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Red Lion took in $3.7 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes58%State tax money26%Federal tax money9.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)4.7%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes58%

Property tax
28%$1.0 million
Individual income tax
19%$683 thousand
Other taxes
11%$414 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$159 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$148 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$172 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; road charges and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Road charges$46 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$331 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$941 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
1.1%$42 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%

What stands out

58%

of Red Lion'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%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Parking$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$556 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$426 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$246 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$237 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$235 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$107 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
  • Water supply$15 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Red Lion. 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 Red Lion 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.