City government · Hancock County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Sparta took in $4.9 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, gas)64%Fines and other16%City taxes8.8%County and local tax money6.7%Federal tax money4.0%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

15%

of Sparta's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes8.8%

Property tax
5.6%$275 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$64 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$55 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; gas and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Gas$775 thousand
  • Water$593 thousand
  • Other service charges$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$196 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$26 thousand

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$330 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$733 thousand
Fines
1.3%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt8.8%

What stands out

8.8%

of Sparta's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$816 thousand
  • Water supply$680 thousand
  • Gas supply$679 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$958 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$891 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$597 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$550 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$477 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$477 thousand
Interest on debt
8.8%$406 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$318 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sparta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Sparta 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.