Township government · Mercer 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 $1.7 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)28%State tax money11%Federal tax money5.8%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

28%

of Springfield 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 taxes50%

Property tax
27%$463 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$229 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$90 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$483 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$436 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$99 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$192 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$61 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$17 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Housing and community development5.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

31%

of Springfield 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$448 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$448 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$425 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$425 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$284 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$87 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$200 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Housing and community development
5.1%$75 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 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.