Township government · Greene County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jackson Township took in $848 thousand and spent $553 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money42%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

34%

of Jackson Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes50%

Other taxes
34%$287 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$272 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$98 thousand
Individual income tax
5.1%$43 thousand

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$24 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$357 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$37 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

43%

of Jackson Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$310 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$310 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$238 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.