Borough government · Crawford County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spartansburg took in $226 thousand and spent $204 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)56%Borough taxes24%County and local tax money7.1%Federal tax money6.6%State tax money6.2%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Spartansburg's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes24%

Individual income tax
11%$24 thousand
Property tax
8.0%$18 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$126 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$15 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$14 thousand

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt17%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%

What stands out

17%

of Spartansburg's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$38 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Interest on debt
17%$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Spartansburg. 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 Borough of Spartansburg 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.