Township government · Snyder County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Township took in $747 thousand and spent $797 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes38%State tax money30%Fees for services (garbage collection)17%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes38%

Individual income tax
19%$140 thousand
Property tax
10%$77 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$99 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$84 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$223 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$31 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

9.3%

of Spring Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$462 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$462 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$235 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$159 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$74 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spring 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 Spring 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.