Township government · Fayette 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 $1.1 million and spent $886 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes37%State tax money28%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)23%Federal tax money12%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

25%

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 taxes37%

Individual income tax
25%$271 thousand
Property tax
8.9%$95 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$244 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$219 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$125 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$293 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking37%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Franklin Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$342 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)$172 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$332 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$332 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$174 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$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.