Township government · Greene County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freeport Township took in $190 thousand and spent $197 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money22%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

12%

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

Township taxes69%

Property tax
47%$89 thousand
Individual income tax
12%$23 thousand
Other taxes
11%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$15 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$41 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand
Fines
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails13%

What stands out

13%

of Freeport Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$134 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$37 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Freeport Township. 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 Freeport 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.