City government · Allen County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elsmore took in $76 thousand and spent $77 thousand.

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, sewer)89%State tax money5.3%County and local tax money3.9%City taxes1.3%

What stands out

89%

of Elsmore'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 taxes1.3%

Other taxes
1.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services89%

Fees for services
89%$68 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 1 more
  • Electric power$60 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$4 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking1.3%

What stands out

64%

of Elsmore'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
64%$49 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and sewer systems
  • Electric power$47 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other and not broken out
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elsmore. 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 Elsmore 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.