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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Elizabethtown took in $91.0 million and spent $72.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (gas, sewer)25%County and local tax money8.4%Fines and other4.6%State tax money1.9%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

30%

of Elizabethtown's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes60%

Individual income tax
30%$27.0 million
Other taxes
19%$17.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$6.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
5.7%$5.2 million
Property tax
5.4%$4.9 million

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$22.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$8.0 million
  • Sewer$7.5 million
  • Other service charges$6.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$674 thousand
  • Airport$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$486 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$1.7 million

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$7.6 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$4.0 million
Fines
0.2%$190 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking15%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

19%

of Elizabethtown's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$18.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$11.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$14.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Gas supply$7.8 million
  • Sewer systems$6.5 million
  • Water supply$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$14.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Fire protection$6.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$13.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$10.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.1 million
  • Airports$374 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$753 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$753 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$367 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$367 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elizabethtown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Elizabethtown 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.