County government · Franklin County, TX

Franklin County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Franklin County took in $9.1 million and spent $8.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes87%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (airport)4.9%State tax money2.2%

What stands out

75%

of Franklin County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes87%

Property tax
75%$6.8 million
Other taxes
7.1%$641 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$494 thousand
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.6%$512 thousand

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$446 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$437 thousand
  • Airport$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$198 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Fines
4.1%$374 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Health and hospitals0.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

38%

of Franklin County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$546 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$238 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Airports$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$833 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$777 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$461 thousand
  • Government buildings$218 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$284 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$225 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Social services
0.5%$44 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$44 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Franklin County 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.