Township government · Washington County, PA

North Franklin Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Franklin Township took in $2.1 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%State tax money20%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)5.5%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes72%

Individual income tax
28%$581 thousand
Property tax
27%$571 thousand
Other taxes
17%$351 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$147 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$107 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$114 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Road charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$5 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$422 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$25 thousand
Fines
0.8%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Interest on debt4.7%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

7.1%

of North 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%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$715 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$715 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$535 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$374 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$145 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$167 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$121 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$79 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$47 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$37 thousand
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

North 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 North 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.