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Spring Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Spring Valley took in $9.2 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)31%City taxes29%State tax money25%Federal tax money13%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

13%

of Spring Valley's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes29%

Property tax
23%$2.1 million
Other taxes
6.1%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$498 thousand
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$365 thousand
  • Other service charges$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$1.2 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$2.3 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$221 thousand
Fines
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Spring Valley'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
32%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$908 thousand
  • Sewer systems$876 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$413 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$756 thousand
  • Government buildings$588 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$527 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$895 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$895 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$291 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
  • Libraries$125 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Spring Valley. 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 Spring Valley 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.