Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winterstown took in $217 thousand and spent $140 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes64%Federal tax money15%State tax money13%Fines and other7.4%

What stands out

38%

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

Borough taxes64%

Individual income tax
38%$83 thousand
Property tax
19%$41 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$15 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$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$33 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$29 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$10 thousand
Fines
2.8%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

38%

of Winterstown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$62 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$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Winterstown. 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 Winterstown 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.