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New Sweden's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), New Sweden took in $2.7 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Town taxes40%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

57%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
40%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$1.5 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments31%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Schools and colleges17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

31%

of New Sweden's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
31%$482 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$482 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$384 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$272 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$353 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
Schools and colleges
17%$263 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$263 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Sweden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of New Sweden 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.