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Spanish Fork City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Spanish Fork City took in $140 million and spent $147 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)41%Fines and other33%City taxes18%State tax money5.0%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Spanish Fork City's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes18%

Sales tax
12%$17.4 million
Property tax
3.5%$4.9 million
Other taxes
2.3%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$327 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$57.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 8 more
  • Electric power$32.2 million
  • Other service charges$8.3 million
  • Water$6.1 million
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Airport$882 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$77 thousand
  • Housing$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$3.7 million

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$7.0 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$590 thousand

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$45.8 million
Fines
0.2%$261 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Environment and natural resources6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

6.7%

of Spanish Fork City's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$67.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$53.6 million
  • Water supply$8.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$32.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$9.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Government buildings$718 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$15.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.1 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
6.7%$9.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$886 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$833 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$5.0 million
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$2.8 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$395 thousand
Social services
0.2%$249 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$249 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$143 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$143 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Spanish Fork City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Spanish Fork City 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.