Village government · Benzie County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Elberta took in $853 thousand and spent $755 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)45%State tax money21%Village taxes19%Fines and other13%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

13%

of Elberta's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes19%

Property tax
19%$162 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$384 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$184 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
  • Water$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$182 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$13 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Sent to other local governments9.1%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

9.1%

of Elberta's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$270 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$253 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.1%$69 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$69 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$17 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$10 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Elberta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Elberta 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.