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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springtown took in $53 thousand and spent $62 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money49%Town taxes28%Federal tax money19%Fees for services3.8%

What stands out

49%

of Springtown's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes28%

Sales tax
11%$6 thousand
Property tax
9.4%$5 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$10 thousand

County and local tax money49%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
49%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%

What stands out

48%

of Springtown'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
48%$30 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Springtown. 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 Town of Springtown 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.