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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Williamsport took in $5.1 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)84%Town taxes5.7%State tax money5.5%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

84%

of Williamsport's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes5.7%

Property tax
5.4%$278 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.0 million
  • Sewer$796 thousand
  • Water$534 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$283 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$48 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$174 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities81%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Roads, transit and parking1.5%Interest on debt1.4%Police, fire, courts and jails<0.1%

What stands out

81%

of Williamsport's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
81%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$332 thousand
  • Water supply$193 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$549 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$431 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Williamsport. 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 Williamsport 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.