Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Franklin Park took in $11.4 million and spent $11.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes74%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)9.2%State tax money7.6%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

45%

of Franklin Park's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Borough taxes74%

Individual income tax
45%$5.2 million
Property tax
20%$2.3 million
Other taxes
8.8%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$654 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$189 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$799 thousand
  • Other service charges$150 thousand
  • Road charges$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$779 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$865 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$209 thousand
Fines
0.4%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking31%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

31%

of Franklin Park's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$548 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$287 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$345 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$473 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$462 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$133 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$97 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$97 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$50 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Franklin Park. 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 Park 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.