Town government · Sussex County, DE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellendale took in $386 thousand and spent $176 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Town taxes33%County and local tax money9.1%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

55%

of Ellendale's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes33%

Other taxes
17%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$60 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$213 thousand

County and local tax money9.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.1%$35 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
2.8%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%

What stands out

41%

of Ellendale's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$86 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ellendale. 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 Ellendale 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.