Town government · Alleghany County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sparta took in $4.7 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)55%Town taxes32%County and local tax money9.9%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes32%

Sales tax
16%$742 thousand
Property tax
15%$690 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$53 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Water$957 thousand
  • Sewer$501 thousand
  • Garbage collection$124 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money9.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.9%$465 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$139 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Sent to other local governments1.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

61%

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
61%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Water supply$957 thousand
  • Liquor stores$834 thousand
  • Sewer systems$329 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$704 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$526 thousand
  • Government buildings$120 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$515 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$515 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$62 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$62 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sparta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.