Borough government · Gloucester County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Swedesboro took in $4.6 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes42%Fees for services (water)32%State tax money12%Fines and other11%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

42%

of Swedesboro's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Borough taxes42%

Property tax
42%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$134 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$534 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$528 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs35%Sent to other local governments17%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

17%

of Swedesboro'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$273 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.4 million
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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$684 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$684 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$147 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$115 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$69 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Swedesboro. 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 Borough of Swedesboro 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.