Town government · Robertson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Franklin took in $2.8 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%Town taxes30%Fines and other28%State tax money11%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Franklin's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes30%

Sales tax
18%$506 thousand
Property tax
10%$280 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$50 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$851 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$315 thousand
  • Garbage collection$260 thousand
  • Sewer$213 thousand
  • Other service charges$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$320 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other28%

Fines
27%$753 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%

What stands out

35%

of Franklin's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$730 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$721 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$699 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$311 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$210 thousand
  • Sewer systems$178 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$341 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$335 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Franklin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Franklin 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.