Township government · Potter County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sweden Township took in $539 thousand and spent $406 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes37%State tax money27%County and local tax money17%Fees for services11%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

17%

of Sweden Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes37%

Property tax
17%$90 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$83 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$61 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$43 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$144 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$89 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.4%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

33%

of Sweden Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$190 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$92 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$76 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sweden 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 Sweden 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.