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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ellsworth took in $2.5 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)74%City taxes15%State tax money4.9%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

74%

of Ellsworth'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%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
13%$314 thousand
Sales tax
2.5%$63 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Water$350 thousand
  • Sewer$169 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$123 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$57 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$83 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Interest on debt7.7%Running the government and other costs5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

71%

of Ellsworth'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
71%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Water supply$205 thousand
  • Sewer systems$82 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$157 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$75 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$70 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$119 thousand
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$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$108 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$63 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$63 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$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$30 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ellsworth. 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 Ellsworth 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.