Township government · Adams County, PA

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 $1.9 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes56%State tax money24%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)4.8%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

30%

of 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%

Individual income tax
30%$575 thousand
Property tax
19%$364 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$93 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$92 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$260 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$453 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$29 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Health and hospitals0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

74%

of Franklin Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$355 thousand
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$184 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$175 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$1 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.