Township government · Columbia 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 $294 thousand and spent $343 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money26%Fines and other11%Federal tax money10%Fees for services3.7%

What stands out

24%

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 taxes50%

Individual income tax
24%$72 thousand
Property tax
17%$49 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$30 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$75 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$24 thousand
Fines
2.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

38%

of Franklin Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$130 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$112 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$44 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$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$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.