Village government · Jersey County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Elsah took in $400 thousand and spent $229 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fines and other19%Federal tax money17%Village taxes16%Fees for services5.5%

What stands out

17%

of Elsah's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes16%

Property tax
12%$48 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$67 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$174 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
15%$61 thousand
Fines
3.3%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

23%

of Elsah's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$57 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$33 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village of Elsah 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.