Town government · Sussex County, DE

Frankford's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Frankford took in $169 thousand and spent $277 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%Fees for services (housing, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other8.9%

What stands out

71%

of Frankford's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
71%$120 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHousing and parks and recreation
  • Housing$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Interest on debt6.5%

What stands out

62%

of Frankford's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$173 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$153 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$86 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Frankford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Frankford 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.