Borough government · York County, PA

Spring Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Spring Grove took in $4.1 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)43%Borough taxes33%State tax money16%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

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

Borough taxes33%

Property tax

19%$785 thousand

Individual income tax

9.0%$369 thousand

Other taxes

4.3%$174 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more

Occupation and business licenses$87 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$70 thousand
Public utility licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services

43%$1.8 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more

Sewer$1.4 million
Garbage collection$303 thousand
Other service charges$62 thousand
Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state

16%$654 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.3%$94 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other

5.5%$226 thousand

Fines

0.4%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt6.5%All other spending12%

What stands out

18%

of Spring Grove's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

39%$1.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$1.6 million
Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

18%$836 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$831 thousand
Libraries$5 thousand

Running the government and other costs

15%$713 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Government buildings$348 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$249 thousand
Other and not broken out$71 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

11%$506 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$405 thousand
Fire protection$58 thousand
Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Inspections and regulation$6 thousand

Interest on debt

6.5%$311 thousand

Environment and natural resources

6.4%$306 thousand

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$306 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

3.6%$173 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$173 thousand

Housing and community development

1.6%$78 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Spring Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Spring Grove 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.