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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Frankfort took in $356 thousand and spent $253 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Town taxes31%Fines and other10%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)0.8%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

57%

of Frankfort's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes31%

Property tax
31%$112 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$2 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$202 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%

What stands out

6.7%

of Frankfort's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Frankfort. 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 Town of Frankfort 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.