Township government · York 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 $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money16%Federal tax money15%Fines and other3.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.4%

What stands out

41%

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 taxes63%

Individual income tax
41%$699 thousand
Other taxes
11%$194 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$116 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$185 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$256 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$265 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Fines
1.9%$32 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

33%

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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$522 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$189 thousand
  • Government buildings$137 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$466 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$328 thousand
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$317 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$317 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 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.