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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Elmwood took in $3.2 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%State tax money26%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other19%

What stands out

18%

of Elmwood's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
32%$998 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$748 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$339 thousand
  • Sewer$232 thousand
  • Garbage collection$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$821 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$575 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

49%

of Elmwood's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$958 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$614 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$326 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$839 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$839 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$261 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$172 thousand
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elmwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Elmwood 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.