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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spruce took in $505 thousand and spent $409 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money32%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)16%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

16%

of Spruce'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 taxes43%

Property tax
42%$214 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$81 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$44 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$160 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Health and hospitals5.6%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

10%

of Spruce's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$169 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$83 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)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$21 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Spruce. 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 Spruce 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.