Township government · Erie 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 $764 thousand and spent $407 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money18%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money1.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

29%

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 taxes68%

Property tax
34%$262 thousand
Individual income tax
29%$222 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$84 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$135 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$14 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals3.4%Interest on debt1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

53%

of Franklin Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$215 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)$146 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$112 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 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.