Township government · Carbon 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 $3.3 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money11%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

36%

of Franklin Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes43%

Property tax
24%$780 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$499 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$95 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$703 thousand
  • Garbage collection$415 thousand
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$219 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$343 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$85 thousand
Fines
0.6%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

31%

of 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$876 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$461 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$415 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$821 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$672 thousand
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$680 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$680 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$312 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$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.