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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), York took in $452 thousand and spent $368 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money30%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.2%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
52%$235 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$49 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$136 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Health and hospitals3.8%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

9.2%

of York's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$189 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of York. 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 Town 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.