Township government · Greene County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morris Township took in $2.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)36%State tax money35%Township taxes23%County and local tax money4.1%Federal tax money1.9%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

36%

of Morris Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes23%

Property tax
14%$290 thousand
Individual income tax
8.0%$171 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$761 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$700 thousand
  • Sewer$36 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$40 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$747 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$87 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$8 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

49%

of Morris 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$986 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$879 thousand
  • Police$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$552 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$552 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$437 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$326 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$35 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morris 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 Morris 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.