Township government · Cumberland County, PA

Lower Frankford Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Frankford Township took in $555 thousand and spent $349 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money22%Federal tax money17%County and local tax money6.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.3%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

37%

of Lower Frankford Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes51%

Individual income tax
37%$206 thousand
Property tax
9.4%$52 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$96 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$121 thousand

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$37 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

36%

of Lower Frankford 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%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$179 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$179 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$124 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Frankford 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 Lower Frankford 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.