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Swans Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Swans Island took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money21%Fees for services (ports and waterways, garbage collection)11%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Swans Island's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
67%$955 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$149 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; ports and waterways and 2 more
  • Other service charges$138 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$298 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Social services4.6%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

54%

of Swans Island's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$753 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$343 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$267 thousand
  • Government buildings$131 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$181 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$181 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$180 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Social services
4.6%$64 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$21 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$12 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Swans Island. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Swans Island 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.