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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Swansea took in $60.1 million and spent $60.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money24%Federal tax money3.9%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, parks, land and natural resources)3.1%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

24%

of Swansea's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
66%$39.8 million
Other taxes
1.2%$692 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$556 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school tuition and transportation and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$109 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$24 thousand
  • Other school charges$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • School lunches$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$2.3 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$14.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$1.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Sent to other local governments3.5%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

57%

of Swansea's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
57%$34.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.7 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$14.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$923 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$903 thousand
  • Government buildings$884 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Fire protection$924 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$198 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$137 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$2.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$140 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$651 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$427 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$224 thousand
Social services
0.5%$319 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$319 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$312 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$312 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$224 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$116 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Swansea. 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 Town 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.