Township government · Dauphin County, PA

Lower Swatara Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Swatara Township took in $12.6 million and spent $12.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)39%Fines and other6.6%State tax money4.9%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

39%

of Lower Swatara Township'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.

Township taxes47%

Property tax
25%$3.2 million
Individual income tax
11%$1.4 million
Other taxes
11%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$944 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$265 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Other service charges$331 thousand
  • Road charges$30 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$620 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$217 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$788 thousand
Fines
0.3%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Interest on debt2.7%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

46%

of Lower Swatara Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$477 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$940 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$830 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$119 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$332 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$162 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$162 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$99 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Swatara Township. 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 Lower Swatara Township 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.