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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Grove took in $4.5 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)69%City taxes15%State tax money12%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Spring Grove's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
14%$642 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 6 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Liquor stores$380 thousand
  • Water$359 thousand
  • Sewer$291 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand
  • Road charges$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$8 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$544 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$21 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$138 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Interest on debt6.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

57%

of Spring Grove's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Liquor stores$442 thousand
  • Water supply$288 thousand
  • Sewer systems$229 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$550 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$270 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$265 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$414 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand
  • Libraries$139 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$383 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$333 thousand
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$245 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$137 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$156 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$156 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Spring Grove. 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 Spring Grove 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.