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Glen Elder's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Glen Elder took in $1.0 million and spent $310 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, water)74%City taxes20%Fines and other3.9%State tax money2.5%

What stands out

74%

of Glen Elder'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 taxes20%

Property tax
12%$117 thousand
Sales tax
5.3%$53 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$745 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$484 thousand
  • Water$112 thousand
  • Sewer$63 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$25 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

14%

of Glen Elder's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$140 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$140 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$90 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Glen Elder. 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 Glen Elder 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.