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Sweet Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sweet Springs took in $1.4 million and spent $713 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%State tax money3.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes53%

Sales tax
30%$408 thousand
Property tax
15%$201 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$114 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$598 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$387 thousand
  • Sewer$127 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$42 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.3%$4 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%

What stands out

30%

of Sweet Springs' 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%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$213 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$213 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$179 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$78 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$143 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$126 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$103 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sweet Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Sweet Springs 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.