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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellinwood took in $4.8 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes23%Fines and other9.0%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

8%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
14%$675 thousand
Sales tax
8.0%$383 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$59 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Water$324 thousand
  • Sewer$229 thousand
  • Garbage collection$202 thousand
  • Hospital bills$170 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Airport$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$42 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$400 thousand
Fines
0.7%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals5.7%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

65%

of Ellinwood'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
65%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Water supply$320 thousand
  • Sewer systems$164 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$164 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$531 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$289 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$500 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$434 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.7%$261 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$261 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$238 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ellinwood. 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 City of Ellinwood 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.