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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Elmhurst took in $116 million and spent $112 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%State tax money25%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

25%

of Elmhurst's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
21%$24.8 million
Other taxes
9.5%$11.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$4.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.3%$8.5 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$34.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$16.0 million
  • Sewer$12.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parking$928 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$807 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$28.5 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$6.9 million
Fines
0.7%$778 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

22%

of Elmhurst's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$33.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$21.6 million
  • Fire protection$11.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$31.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$15.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.2 million
  • Sewer systems$6.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$24.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$23.7 million
  • Parking$973 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$8.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$6.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$3.1 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$3.1 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$445 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$445 thousand
Social services
0.1%$125 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elmhurst. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Elmhurst 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.