City government · Bon Homme County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield took in $1.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)45%State tax money6.7%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes45%

Sales tax
24%$294 thousand
Property tax
21%$252 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$543 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$245 thousand
  • Sewer$142 thousand
  • Other service charges$119 thousand
  • Liquor stores$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Airport$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$82 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Health and hospitals5.2%

What stands out

5.2%

of Springfield's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$317 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$184 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$296 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$205 thousand
  • Sewer systems$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$143 thousand
  • Airports$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$112 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Springfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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.