City government · Calhoun County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Springfield took in $6.8 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money25%Federal tax money1.0%Fines and other0.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Springfield's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes41%

Property tax
22%$1.5 million
Individual income tax
18%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.2%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$111 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$851 thousand
  • Garbage collection$297 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$68 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$1.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines
0.6%$44 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-0.3%-$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

22%

of Springfield's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
23%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$500 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$290 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$2.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$333 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$328 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$109 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$80 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$78 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 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 June 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 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.