City government · Randolph County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sparta took in $9.1 million and spent $8.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%City taxes24%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

42%

of Sparta's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
24%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.3%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$670 thousand
  • Sewer$397 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$3.8 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$203 thousand
Fines
0.3%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%

What stands out

26%

of Sparta'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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$609 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$147 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$442 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
5.7%$463 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$390 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$206 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$184 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 March 31, 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.