City government · Lycoming County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Williamsport took in $61.8 million and spent $51.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Federal tax money26%State tax money24%Fees for services (transit fares, parks and recreation)3.8%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

26%

of Williamsport's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes41%

Property tax
28%$17.2 million
Other taxes
8.6%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.8 million
  • Public utility licenses$286 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$270 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
4.3%$2.6 million

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares; other service charges and 2 more
  • Transit fares$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$322 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Housing$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$15.8 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$14.8 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.8 million
Fines
0.6%$348 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking31%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs10%Housing and community development1.3%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

31%

of Williamsport's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$19.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Fire protection$7.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$211 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$16.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$11.0 million
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$8.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$5.2 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)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$960 thousand
  • Government buildings$922 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$665 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$497 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$433 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$433 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Williamsport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of 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.