City government · Polk County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elkhart took in $1.8 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%County and local tax money4.8%Federal tax money4.6%State tax money3.4%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes57%

Property tax
40%$697 thousand
Sales tax
12%$205 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$493 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$240 thousand
  • Water$236 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$81 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$60 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$84 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
1.1%$20 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Interest on debt9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

46%

of Elkhart's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$915 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$541 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$263 thousand
  • Water supply$236 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
Interest on debt
9.2%$211 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$124 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$171 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$87 thousand
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Police$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$76 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$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elkhart. 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 Elkhart 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.