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Elm Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elm Springs took in $2.7 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes29%County and local tax money20%Fees for services (sewer)16%Fines and other16%Federal tax money11%State tax money8.2%

What stands out

20%

of Elm Springs' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes29%

Property tax
12%$308 thousand
Other taxes
9.8%$260 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$144 thousand
  • Other licenses$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.3%$193 thousand

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$436 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$264 thousand
  • Other service charges$172 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$295 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$217 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$531 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$248 thousand
Fines
6.3%$168 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

50%

of Elm Springs' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$999 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$701 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$139 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$460 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$352 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$92 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$283 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$283 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$192 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$105 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$28 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$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elm Springs. 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 City of Elm Springs 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.