Village government · St Clair County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Swansea took in $16.1 million and spent $11.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Village taxes27%Fees for services (sewer)23%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

47%

of Swansea's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Village taxes27%

Property tax
20%$3.2 million
Other taxes
7.8%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$882 thousand
  • Other licenses$370 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$438 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$7.5 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$270 thousand
Fines
0.8%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

49%

of Swansea's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$586 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$261 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$239 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$166 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$166 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village of Swansea 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.