City government · Parker County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Springtown took in $6.1 million and spent $5.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other6.6%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes61%

Sales tax
28%$1.7 million
Property tax
24%$1.4 million
Other taxes
9.3%$567 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$478 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$703 thousand
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Fines
4.0%$243 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.7%$162 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.7%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

24%

of Springtown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$493 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$670 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$302 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$243 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$479 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$240 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$467 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$467 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$110 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Springtown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Springtown 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.