City government · Effingham County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield took in $7.7 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%County and local tax money31%City taxes16%Fines and other2.8%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes16%

Other taxes
9.1%$703 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$232 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$211 thousand
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$71 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.5%$498 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$213 thousand
  • Other service charges$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$117 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$2.4 million

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
1.8%$135 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

20%

of Springfield's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$704 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$170 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$944 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$468 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$462 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$887 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$733 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$154 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$478 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$478 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$144 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$101 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Springfield. 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 City of Springfield 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.