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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spangle took in $623 thousand and spent $563 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%State tax money34%City taxes31%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
15%$96 thousand
Sales tax
12%$72 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$219 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$87 thousand
  • Garbage collection$66 thousand
  • Water$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

67%

of Spangle's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$380 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$262 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
  • Sewer systems$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$85 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Police$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Spangle. 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 City of Spangle 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.