City government · York County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), York took in $89.5 million and spent $81.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)41%Fines and other5.4%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

9%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
27%$24.1 million
Individual income tax
9.0%$8.1 million
Other taxes
8.2%$7.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$518 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$380 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$36.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$24.0 million
  • Garbage collection$6.1 million
  • Other service charges$5.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$482 thousand
  • Housing$467 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
  • Water$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$3.9 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$4.3 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$254 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Fines
2.8%$2.5 million
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

30%

of York's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$24.6 million
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$13.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$827 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$21.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$13.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$21.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$13.3 million
  • Fire protection$7.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$242 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
  • Parking$569 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$2.8 million
Housing and community development
3.3%$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.6%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of York. 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 City of York 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.