Town 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 $944 thousand and spent $818 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%State tax money35%Federal tax money18%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)1.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Sparta's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
37%$347 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$172 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$331 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Health and hospitals2.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

24%

of Sparta's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$389 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$389 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$198 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$148 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.