County government · Elk County, KS

Elk County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elk County took in $6.1 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%Federal tax money8.6%State tax money8.1%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)6.1%Local tax money3.1%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

67%

of Elk County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes73%

Property tax
67%$4.1 million
Sales tax
5.7%$347 thousand

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$376 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$252 thousand
  • Road charges$101 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$524 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$495 thousand

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$192 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals7.0%Environment and natural resources2.2%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

34%

of Elk County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$181 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$583 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$503 thousand
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.0%$421 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$421 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$134 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$134 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elk County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Elk County 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.