Borough government · Franklin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greencastle took in $3.6 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, parking)33%Federal tax money12%State tax money7.3%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

17%

of Greencastle's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes42%

Property tax
17%$622 thousand
Individual income tax
17%$608 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$138 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$88 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Parking$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$434 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$263 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$189 thousand
Fines
0.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Greencastle'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
39%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$838 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$766 thousand
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$681 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$679 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$605 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$297 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Greencastle. 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 Borough of Greencastle 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.