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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield took in $1.9 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)12%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

12%

of Springfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
54%$1.0 million
Other taxes
8.5%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$160 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$231 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$175 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$154 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$323 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

8.8%

of Springfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$314 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$244 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$179 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$179 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$82 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$82 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Springfield. 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 Springfield 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.