Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stewartstown took in $1.7 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)20%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money6.9%State tax money5.7%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

19%

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

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
23%$391 thousand
Individual income tax
19%$330 thousand
Other taxes
11%$185 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$97 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$346 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$319 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$119 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$98 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$186 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$60 thousand
Fines
0.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

22%

of Stewartstown'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
36%$699 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$519 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$431 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$431 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$398 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$323 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$300 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$300 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$60 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Stewartstown. 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 Stewartstown 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.