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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sprague took in $715 thousand and spent $772 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%City taxes28%State tax money18%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes28%

Sales tax
10%$75 thousand
Property tax
9.2%$66 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$379 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$155 thousand
  • Water$127 thousand
  • Garbage collection$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$126 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$5 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

33%

of Sprague's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$275 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$164 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$101 thousand
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$256 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$198 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$103 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sprague. 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 Sprague 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.