City government · Robertson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Springfield took in $84.1 million and spent $88.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)72%City taxes23%Fines and other3.6%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

13%

of Springfield's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes23%

Sales tax
13%$11.0 million
Property tax
6.8%$5.7 million
Other taxes
2.9%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility licenses$900 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$851 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$655 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$60.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$29.9 million
  • Water$10.6 million
  • Sewer$9.2 million
  • Gas$7.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$2.9 million
Fines
0.1%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

68%

of Springfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$60.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$29.2 million
  • Water supply$12.6 million
  • Gas supply$10.0 million
  • Sewer systems$6.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$11.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$5.7 million
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$530 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$900 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$185 thousand
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$3.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 2 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$457 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$387 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$592 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$592 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$83 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.