Township government · Franklin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greene Township took in $7.5 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)25%State tax money14%Federal tax money12%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

32%

of Greene Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes43%

Individual income tax
32%$2.4 million
Other taxes
11%$817 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$557 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$259 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$188 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Sewer$4 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%$937 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$399 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

46%

of Greene Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$424 thousand
  • Government buildings$204 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$384 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$285 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$122 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$116 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$86 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greene 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 Greene 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.