City government · Monroe County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sparta took in $15.6 million and spent $17.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)34%City taxes31%State tax money21%Fines and other9.9%County and local tax money4.5%

What stands out

28%

of Sparta's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
28%$4.4 million
Other taxes
2.6%$412 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$217 thousand
  • Other licenses$160 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$806 thousand
  • Garbage collection$285 thousand
  • Airport$74 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$3.2 million

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$699 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$1.4 million
Fines
0.8%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Running the government and other costs5.1%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

44%

of Sparta'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$176 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$507 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$531 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$879 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$288 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$258 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$241 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$515 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sparta. 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 Sparta 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.