Township government · York 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 $2.5 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%Federal tax money12%State tax money12%Fees for services5.7%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

43%

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

Township taxes67%

Individual income tax
43%$1.1 million
Property tax
14%$354 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$246 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$174 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$70 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$145 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$303 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$303 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$81 thousand
Fines
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Environment and natural resources4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

4.6%

of Springfield Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$690 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$690 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$579 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$268 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$187 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.6%$72 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$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.