City government · Brown County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield took in $10.7 million and spent $11.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)57%State tax money16%City taxes12%County and local tax money8.7%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

8.7%

of Springfield's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes12%

Property tax
12%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$53 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Water$780 thousand
  • Sewer$710 thousand
  • Other service charges$403 thousand
  • Housing$335 thousand
  • Road charges$231 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand
  • Hospital bills$99 thousand
  • Airport$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$252 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.8 million

County and local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.7%$934 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$403 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

34%

of Springfield's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.7 million
  • Water supply$912 thousand
  • Sewer systems$889 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Airports$237 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$923 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$463 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$404 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$756 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$552 thousand
  • Libraries$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$635 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$528 thousand
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
Housing and community development
3.4%$397 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$277 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$277 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$258 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$244 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 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 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 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.