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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Swifton took in $815 thousand and spent $691 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes14%County and local tax money13%Fines and other12%State tax money11%Federal tax money9.7%

What stands out

13%

of Swifton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes14%

Sales tax
8.0%$65 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.1%$17 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$207 thousand
  • Sewer$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$79 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$88 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$110 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$87 thousand
Fines
0.9%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking8.8%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

30%

of Swifton'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
30%$206 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$127 thousand
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$202 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$110 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$97 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$61 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$61 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$31 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Swifton. 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 City of Swifton 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.