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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spirit took in $287 thousand and spent $290 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money37%Fines and other14%Federal tax money4.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.4%

What stands out

14%

of Spirit's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax

43%$122 thousand

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services

2.4%$7 thousand

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 1 more

Garbage collection$5 thousand
Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government

4.9%$14 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state

37%$105 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other

14%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Health and hospitals3.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

3.4%

of Spirit's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

70%$204 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$204 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$42 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Government buildings$10 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

6.9%$20 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$20 thousand

Health and hospitals

3.4%$10 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$10 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

2.8%$8 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand

Interest on debt

2.1%$6 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Spirit. 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 Spirit 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.