City government · Ford County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spearville took in $998 thousand and spent $234 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)61%City taxes28%Fines and other7.0%State tax money4.7%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
17%$166 thousand
Sales tax
10%$104 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$605 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 2 more
  • Water$256 thousand
  • Gas$183 thousand
  • Sewer$90 thousand
  • Garbage collection$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$47 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$69 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt16%

What stands out

16%

of Spearville'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
34%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and gas supply
  • Water supply$40 thousand
  • Gas supply$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$53 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Spearville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Spearville 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.