Township government · Pike 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 $1.1 million and spent $897 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money23%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

18%

of Greene Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes55%

Property tax
37%$415 thousand
Other taxes
18%$196 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$196 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$201 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$256 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$7 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

3.2%

of Greene Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$502 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$502 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$247 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$128 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 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.