Borough government · Lycoming County, PA

South Williamsport's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Williamsport took in $6.0 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)44%Borough taxes38%State tax money10%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

of South Williamsport's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes38%

Property tax
22%$1.3 million
Individual income tax
12%$701 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$271 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$102 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$94 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$485 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$266 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$622 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$32 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$140 thousand
Fines
0.5%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt9.0%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

9%

of South Williamsport's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$872 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$376 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$314 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$182 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$528 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$528 thousand
Interest on debt
9.0%$469 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$135 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$115 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of South Williamsport. 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 South Williamsport 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.