Town government · St Croix County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springfield took in $352 thousand and spent $433 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Town taxes38%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.3%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
36%$126 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$52 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$152 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Health and hospitals6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%

What stands out

6.2%

of Springfield'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
69%$299 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$299 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.2%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 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.