County government · Elbert County, CO

Elbert County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Elbert County took in $50.9 million and spent $24.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%Fines and other28%Local tax money25%

What stands out

25%

of Elbert County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes47%

Property tax
34%$17.3 million
Sales tax
11%$5.7 million
Other taxes
1.6%$809 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$809 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
25%$12.5 million

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
28%$14.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Social services27%Interest on debt3.1%Health and hospitals1.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

27%

of Elbert County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$789 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$378 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$325 thousand
Social services
27%$6.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.6 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$765 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$469 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$469 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$407 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$407 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$294 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elbert County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Elbert County 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.