City government · Heard County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Franklin took in $2.8 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money37%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)34%City taxes23%Fines and other5.3%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

37%

of Franklin's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes23%

Other taxes
12%$343 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$145 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$83 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$76 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$291 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$946 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 5 more
  • Other service charges$671 thousand
  • Road charges$250 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Electric power$9 thousand
  • Water$2 thousand
  • Gas$2 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$30 thousand

County and local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
37%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.3%

Fines
5.3%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Sent to other local governments30%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%

What stands out

30%

of Franklin's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$676 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$606 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
30%$444 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$444 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$9 thousand
  • Water supply$2 thousand
  • Gas supply$2 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Franklin. 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 City of Franklin 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.