Township government · Warren County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Franklin Township took in $13.1 million and spent $912 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes97%State tax money2.1%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

97%

of Franklin Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes97%

Property tax
97%$12.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Amusement licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$158 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$273 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending2.0%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$375 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$149 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$298 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$298 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$168 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin Township. 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 Township 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.