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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elkader took in $3.9 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money22%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
30%$1.2 million
Sales tax
4.8%$187 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$84 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$579 thousand
  • Water$359 thousand
  • Garbage collection$225 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$128 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$842 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$23 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$222 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

29%

of Elkader's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$892 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$786 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$309 thousand
  • Water supply$250 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$227 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$549 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$313 thousand
  • Fire protection$226 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$339 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$191 thousand
  • Libraries$148 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$81 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$71 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elkader. 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 Elkader 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.