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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Springfield took in $263 million and spent $215 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, electric power)58%City taxes21%Fines and other11%State tax money9.4%

What stands out

58%

of Springfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
18%$46.2 million
Other taxes
3.7%$9.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$4.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$878 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$153 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; electric power and 3 more
  • Sewer$58.3 million
  • Electric power$57.0 million
  • Other service charges$19.5 million
  • Water$17.8 million
  • Road charges$385 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$24.6 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$28.3 million
Fines
0.4%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs9.9%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

56%

of Springfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$119 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$51.5 million
  • Sewer systems$49.1 million
  • Water supply$18.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$46.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$28.1 million
  • Fire protection$16.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$21.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$12.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.5 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$7.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$3.1 million
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$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2.2 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$221 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$691 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

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.