Township government · Lackawanna 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 $1.1 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money14%Federal tax money9.5%Fees for services7.9%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

31%

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 taxes67%

Property tax
31%$352 thousand
Individual income tax
31%$344 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$89 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$106 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$157 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$13 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs21%Environment and natural resources5.5%Health and hospitals1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

22%

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%$650 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$650 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$284 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$195 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$268 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.5%$71 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 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.