Borough government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wrightsville took in $1.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Borough taxes57%Federal tax money20%State tax money13%Fines and other7.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.5%

What stands out

20%

of Wrightsville's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes57%

Property tax
35%$603 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$255 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$120 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$352 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$224 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$111 thousand
Fines
1.0%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries47%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt0.7%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

47%

of Wrightsville'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
47%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$538 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$409 thousand
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$419 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$419 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$259 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wrightsville. 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 Wrightsville 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.