County government · Franklin County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Franklin County took in $22.9 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money73%County taxes25%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

73%

of Franklin County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes25%

Property tax
21%$4.7 million
Other taxes
4.1%$943 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$414 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$397 thousand
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$57 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$11 thousand

State tax money73%

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

From the state
73%$16.8 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$408 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

42%

of Franklin County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$6.8 million
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$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$690 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$877 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$821 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$243 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
5.9%$966 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$966 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$283 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$283 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$158 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$106 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$106 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$48 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin County. 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 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.