Township government · Mercer County, OH

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 $1.0 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%County and local tax money29%State tax money8.3%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

29%

of Franklin Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes57%

Property tax
42%$432 thousand
Other taxes
15%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$105 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$37 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$85 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$295 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Health and hospitals1.5%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

36%

of Franklin Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$819 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$819 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$559 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$486 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$148 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$10 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. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.