Township government · Berks County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenwich Township took in $1.5 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money25%Federal tax money13%Fees for services5.5%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes52%

Individual income tax
34%$512 thousand
Property tax
12%$175 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$88 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$83 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$192 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$376 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Housing and community development<0.1%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

72%

of Greenwich Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
72%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$358 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$152 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$197 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greenwich 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 Greenwich 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.