Township government · Columbia County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenwood Township took in $748 thousand and spent $427 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes46%State tax money35%Federal tax money13%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (road charges)2.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

27%

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

Township taxes46%

Individual income tax
27%$203 thousand
Property tax
15%$114 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 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%$98 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$259 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$20 thousand
Fines
0.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

18%

of Greenwood 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
60%$257 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$257 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$92 thousand
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$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$60 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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.