Township government · York County, PA

York Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), York Township took in $26.8 million and spent $40.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)33%County and local tax money7.5%State tax money5.8%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

of York Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes48%

Individual income tax
20%$5.3 million
Other taxes
14%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$530 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$3.7 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$7.4 million
  • Other service charges$788 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$616 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$51 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$1.5 million

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$2.0 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.1 million
Fines
1.4%$374 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

41%

of York Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$16.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$16.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$7.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$909 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$759 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$525 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$406 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$113 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$113 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$97 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$97 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

York Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of York Township 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.