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St. Elmo's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), St. Elmo took in $2.0 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%State tax money27%City taxes14%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes14%

Property tax
9.9%$198 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$88 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$614 thousand
  • Sewer$310 thousand
  • Garbage collection$71 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$95 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$535 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$27 thousand
Fines
1.2%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

53%

of St. Elmo's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$718 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$457 thousand
  • Sewer systems$192 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$238 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$123 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$194 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$194 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$171 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Elmo. 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 City of St. Elmo 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.