Township government · Lebanon County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Swatara Township took in $1.9 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money15%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)6.4%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Swatara Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes61%

Individual income tax
34%$665 thousand
Property tax
17%$337 thousand
Other taxes
9.6%$188 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and public utility licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$121 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$98 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$253 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$289 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%$9 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$62 thousand
Fines
1.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Interest on debt7.1%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

8.1%

of 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%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$687 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$687 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$537 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$360 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses-$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$132 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$117 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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 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.