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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Frankfort took in $661 thousand and spent $771 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money20%Fines and other17%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.6%

What stands out

17%

of Frankfort's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$368 thousand

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$129 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

7.7%

of Frankfort's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$446 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$446 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$153 thousand
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)$130 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$59 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Frankfort. 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 Town of Frankfort 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.