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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ellington took in $68.8 million and spent $76.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money21%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)7.0%County and local tax money1.3%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

21%

of Ellington's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$48.2 million

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; school lunches and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • School lunches$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$285 thousand
  • Other school charges$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$14.2 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$922 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$577 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges70%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

70%

of Ellington's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
70%$53.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$53.5 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$10.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$838 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$760 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$343 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$708 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$484 thousand
Social services
1.0%$769 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$769 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$618 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$618 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$439 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$439 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ellington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ellington 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.