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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elberfeld took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)77%County and local tax money10%State tax money6.5%Town taxes6.1%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

77%

of Elberfeld's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes6.1%

Property tax
5.9%$88 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$665 thousand
  • Sewer$473 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$97 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$149 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.6%$9 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Roads, transit and parking2.2%

What stands out

67%

of Elberfeld'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
67%$782 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$545 thousand
  • Sewer systems$237 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$203 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$84 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elberfeld. 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 Elberfeld 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.