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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Willow Springs took in $7.5 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)60%City taxes21%Fines and other13%State tax money5.6%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes21%

Sales tax
20%$1.5 million
Property tax
0.4%$33 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Water$454 thousand
  • Sewer$431 thousand
  • Garbage collection$160 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Airport$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$422 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$791 thousand
Fines
2.9%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

48%

of Willow Springs' 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
48%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Water supply$685 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$484 thousand
  • Government buildings$134 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$771 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$653 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$478 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$435 thousand
  • Libraries$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$305 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$266 thousand
  • Airports$39 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$202 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Willow Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Willow 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.