Borough government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Franklin took in $192 thousand and spent $136 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%State tax money8.3%Fines and other8.3%

What stands out

14%

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

Borough taxes49%

Property tax
31%$60 thousand
Individual income tax
14%$26 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$53 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$16 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$15 thousand
Fines
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Interest on debt16%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%

What stands out

16%

of Franklin's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$67 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Franklin. 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 Borough of Franklin 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.