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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Swisher took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)23%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money5.0%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes59%

Property tax
36%$568 thousand
Sales tax
22%$349 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$369 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$277 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$79 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$135 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$33 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.5%

of Swisher's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$343 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$343 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$282 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$196 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$219 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$152 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$87 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$97 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.5%$93 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$93 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Swisher 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.