City government · Grant County, MN

Elbow Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elbow Lake took in $7.1 million and spent $6.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)59%State tax money20%City taxes10%Federal tax money6.9%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

6.9%

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

City taxes10%

Property tax
10%$737 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Water$986 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$329 thousand
  • Sewer$329 thousand
  • Garbage collection$237 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand
  • Airport$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$492 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$183 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

58%

of Elbow Lake'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
58%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$243 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$209 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$793 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$630 thousand
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$724 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$413 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$540 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$399 thousand
  • Libraries$141 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$314 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
  • Police$153 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$242 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$236 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elbow Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Elbow Lake 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.