Township government · Armstrong County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Franklin Township took in $2.2 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money22%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)9.4%Federal tax money9.2%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

22%

of East Franklin Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes56%

Property tax
22%$487 thousand
Individual income tax
22%$482 thousand
Other taxes
12%$264 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$159 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$54 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$206 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$184 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$201 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$477 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$58 thousand
Fines
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

8.1%

of East Franklin Township'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
65%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Public transit$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$579 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$353 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$236 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$201 thousand
  • Water supply$28 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$54 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East 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 East 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.