Township government · Franklin County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Guilford Township took in $5.6 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money24%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)5.6%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

32%

of Guilford Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
32%$1.8 million
Other taxes
21%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$584 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$359 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$242 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$313 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$183 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$778 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$1.3 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$164 thousand
Fines
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Health and hospitals4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%

What stands out

47%

of Guilford Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$1.2 million
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$648 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$412 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$417 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$359 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$51 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$232 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$232 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$165 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$165 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Guilford 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 Guilford 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.