Township government · Chester 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 $2.8 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money8.5%County and local tax money4.9%Fees for services (road charges, water)4.3%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

34%

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 taxes73%

Individual income tax
34%$952 thousand
Property tax
26%$738 thousand
Other taxes
13%$366 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$175 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$135 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$86 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Water$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$237 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$240 thousand

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$138 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$7 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs23%Environment and natural resources12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

12%

of Franklin Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$590 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$376 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
12%$312 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$312 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$166 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$125 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$107 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$7 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$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.