Township government · Mifflin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Granville Township took in $4.8 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Federal tax money8.8%State tax money8.2%County and local tax money4.0%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

33%

of Granville Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes44%

Property tax
29%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
9.3%$447 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$251 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$130 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$93 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Water$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$425 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$397 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$191 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$86 thousand
Fines
0.6%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Granville Township'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$398 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
  • Water supply$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$691 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$260 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$255 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$158 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$167 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Granville 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 Granville 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.