Township government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield Township took in $30.8 million and spent $30.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)36%Fines and other6.7%State tax money5.4%Federal tax money4.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

36%

of Springfield Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes47%

Property tax
33%$10.3 million
Other taxes
13%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$992 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$540 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$11.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$5.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$1.3 million

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$228 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$1.9 million
Fines
0.4%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

23%

of Springfield Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Fire protection$669 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$433 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.9 million
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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$5.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
  • Libraries$638 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Springfield 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 Springfield 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.