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Elk Run Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elk Run Heights took in $1.7 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money23%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Elk Run Heights' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes38%

Property tax
25%$411 thousand
Sales tax
12%$192 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$529 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$304 thousand
  • Water$146 thousand
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$86 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$382 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$29 thousand
Fines
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Running the government and other costs3.3%Sent to other local governments3.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

75%

of Elk Run Heights' 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
75%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Water supply$196 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$321 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$315 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$315 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$315 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.3%$145 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$140 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$140 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elk Run Heights. 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 Elk Run Heights 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.