How is Yorkana run?
Yorkana’s borough government spent $88,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $384 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Yorkana didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Yorkana is run
Read from the borough’s budget and official records.
Eastern York School District
Yorkana’s K–12 school district, shared with East Prospect, Hallam, Hellam Township, Lower Windsor Township, Wrightsville. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,575 per pupil, $12,181 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $384 per resident a year, or $1.05 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 36%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Yorkana didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Yorkana yet
Every year of Yorkana’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the borough reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $3,750 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.66% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Yorkana’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Yorkana’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Yorkana →
Who’s in charge in Yorkana
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Yorkana’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Yorkana alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are York County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.1%154,884 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.9%91,926 votesOthers: 1.0% (2,400 votes).
Most votes in York County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Yorkana lies in York County. Every 2024 race in York County is on the county’s page.
York County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Yorkana.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
- 3Pennsylvania SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Yorkana’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Yorkana’s government
How much does Yorkana spend per resident?
About $384 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Yorkana didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $88,000.
What is the property tax rate in Yorkana?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,750 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.66% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the borough’s assessor.
Who runs Yorkana’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Yorkana yet.
How did Yorkana vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by borough, so there are no official results for Yorkana alone. York County, where 100% of Yorkana lies, voted Trump 62.1%, Harris 36.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Yorkana?
0 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,328 (about $15,936 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Yorkana in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Kristin Phillips-Hill) and State House District 94 (Wendy Fink). The House district also covers 11 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Yorkana’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Yorkana, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →