City government · Washoe County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sparks took in $202 million and spent $173 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)23%State tax money21%County and local tax money9.4%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money4.3%

What stands out

9.4%

of Sparks' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
21%$42.6 million
Other taxes
15%$30.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$11.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$11.6 million
  • Other licenses$3.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Amusement licenses$961 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$461 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$46.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$35.8 million
  • Other service charges$10.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$848 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$8.6 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$41.6 million

County and local tax money9.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.4%$18.9 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$12.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Housing and community development6.3%All other spending10%

What stands out

42%

of Sparks' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$73.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$41.9 million
  • Fire protection$25.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$28.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$28.6 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$28.1 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)$14.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$14.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14.5 million
Housing and community development
6.3%$10.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$8.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.8 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$6.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$409 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$2.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sparks. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Sparks 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.