County government · Franklin County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Franklin County took in $11.1 million and spent $11.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)13%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

48%

of Franklin County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
48%$5.3 million
Other taxes
2.2%$241 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$164 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$75 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$88 thousand
  • Airport$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$148 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$3.2 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$666 thousand
Fines
1.2%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Health and hospitals4.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

15%

of Franklin County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$873 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$379 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$940 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$677 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$491 thousand
  • Government buildings$195 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$480 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$480 thousand
Social services
1.8%$202 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$202 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$191 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$191 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Franklin County 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.