City government · Sarpy County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Springfield took in $5.8 million and spent $7.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)54%City taxes33%Fines and other8.1%State tax money3.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

7.9%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
14%$832 thousand
Other taxes
11%$642 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$642 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.9%$460 thousand

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Water$459 thousand
  • Sewer$440 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$211 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%$28 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$472 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

15%

of Springfield's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$240 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$267 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$905 thousand
  • Libraries$302 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$69 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$18 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 September 30, 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.