City government · Steele County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellendale took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes24%State tax money15%Fines and other13%Federal tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
23%$335 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$652 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$411 thousand
  • Sewer$134 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$37 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$220 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$13 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$193 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Interest on debt4.6%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

39%

of Ellendale's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$543 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$441 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$392 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$254 thousand
  • Sewer systems$95 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$247 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$247 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Police$50 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$64 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$42 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ellendale. 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 Ellendale 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.