City government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elizabeth took in $721 thousand and spent $756 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)84%State tax money9.6%City taxes4.9%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

84%

of Elizabeth'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 taxes4.9%

Property tax
4.6%$33 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$606 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$492 thousand
  • Water$76 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Sewer$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$69 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs9.0%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

74%

of Elizabeth'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
74%$563 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$480 thousand
  • Water supply$73 thousand
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$87 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elizabeth. 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 Elizabeth 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.