Township government · Blair County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenfield Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes62%Federal tax money16%State tax money15%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (road charges)2.8%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes62%

Individual income tax
27%$337 thousand
Other taxes
22%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$179 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$53 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$171 thousand

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$208 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$185 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$31 thousand
Fines
1.7%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Greenfield 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
50%$700 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$700 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$350 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$278 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$279 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greenfield 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 Greenfield 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.