Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Swoyersville took in $2.2 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)20%State tax money12%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

27%

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

Borough taxes53%

Individual income tax
27%$599 thousand
Property tax
16%$358 thousand
Other taxes
9.8%$216 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$438 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$311 thousand
  • Sewer$118 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$249 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$266 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$70 thousand
Fines
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Swoyersville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$705 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$552 thousand
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$414 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$316 thousand
  • Sewer systems$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$364 thousand
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)$154 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Swoyersville. 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 Swoyersville 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.