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Sparta Town

Cities & villages · Alleghany County · North Carolina · population 1,723

$4,690,000revenue, 2022
$3,689,000spending, 2022
$617,000long-term debt, end of 2022

US Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances

YearRevenueSpendingDifference
2022$4,690,000 $3,689,000$1,001,000
2017$3,422,000 $2,983,000$439,000

Where the money came from (2022)

  • Utility & liquor store revenue $1,974,000
  • Other taxes $796,000
  • Property tax $690,000
  • Charges for services $626,000
  • Aid from other local governments $465,000
  • Other revenue $139,000

Where it went (2022)

  • Water utility $957,000
  • Liquor stores $834,000
  • Central staff $526,000
  • Police $515,000
  • Sewer $329,000
  • Solid waste $126,000
  • Public buildings $120,000
  • General / other $107,000
  • Parks & recreation $59,000
  • Interest on debt $41,000
  • Highways & roads $22,000
  • Housing & community development $19,000

Meetings, agendas & budget documents

This government's minutes, agendas and budget documents will appear here once its website has been added to our collection.

These are reported actuals, not adopted budgets. Census amounts are published in thousands of dollars and rounded to the nearest $1,000. Sources: Census government finances.