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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elgin took in $956 thousand and spent $733 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%State tax money12%Federal tax money4.9%County and local tax money2.9%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

36%

of Elgin's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes44%

Property tax

36%$347 thousand

Sales tax

7.1%$68 thousand

Other taxes

0.2%$2 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses

Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services

34%$326 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more

Sewer$135 thousand
Water$124 thousand
Garbage collection$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government

4.9%$47 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state

12%$119 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.9%$28 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other

2.0%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

10%

of Elgin'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

41%$298 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$117 thousand
Water supply$114 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

22%$164 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$164 thousand

Running the government and other costs

16%$114 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
Government buildings$34 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

9.7%$71 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$48 thousand
Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.5%$55 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more

Fire protection$40 thousand
Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Police$7 thousand

Interest on debt

3.3%$24 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$18 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand

Sent to other local governments

1.0%$7 thousand

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$7 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elgin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Elgin 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.