City government · York County, SC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), York took in $27.1 million and spent $19.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes29%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)25%State tax money20%Fines and other17%Federal tax money7.7%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

16%

of York's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
16%$4.3 million
Other taxes
13%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$637 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$2.1 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$5.4 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$564 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$4.4 million
Fines
0.3%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

33%

of York'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$8.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$6.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$174 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$845 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$748 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$864 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$864 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$128 thousand
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 September 30, 2023.

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.