City government · Christian County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sparta took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%City taxes28%State tax money14%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes28%

Sales tax
19%$294 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$66 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.8%$76 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$810 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$390 thousand
  • Sewer$306 thousand
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$220 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$48 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
2.4%$38 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

65%

of Sparta'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
65%$928 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$585 thousand
  • Water supply$239 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$213 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$183 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$145 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$145 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$101 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$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sparta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Sparta 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.