Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shrewsbury took in $4.2 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%Borough taxes35%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes35%

Property tax
16%$653 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$616 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$137 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$45 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$858 thousand
  • Water$816 thousand
  • Garbage collection$462 thousand
  • Other service charges$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$202 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$269 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$14 thousand
Fines
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs9.2%Health and hospitals0.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

53%

of Shrewsbury'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
53%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$786 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$471 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$811 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$811 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$788 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$596 thousand
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$412 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$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$141 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Shrewsbury. 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 Shrewsbury 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.