County government · Franklin County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Franklin County took in $65.8 million and spent $38.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)61%County taxes16%State tax money14%Federal tax money3.8%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

61%

of Franklin County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes16%

Property tax
15%$9.5 million
Other taxes
1.0%$664 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$466 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$166 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.8%$515 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$40.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$39.7 million
  • Other service charges$556 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$2.5 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$9.3 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$1.0 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals65%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Housing and community development1.6%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

65%

of Franklin County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
65%$25.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$22.8 million
  • Public health$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$941 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$275 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$175 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$602 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$537 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$372 thousand
  • Libraries$165 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$277 thousand
Social services
0.3%$129 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$129 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$115 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$115 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 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 June 30, 2022. 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.