Village government · Morrow County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sparta took in $165 thousand and spent $229 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)75%State tax money10%County and local tax money7.9%Village taxes7.3%

What stands out

75%

of Sparta's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes7.3%

Other taxes
6.7%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.6%$1 thousand

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$123 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$121 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$17 thousand

County and local tax money7.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.9%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs7.0%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.4%

What stands out

58%

of Sparta's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
58%$132 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$132 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$69 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$16 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sparta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.