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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellsworth took in $3.4 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)81%Federal tax money7.1%State tax money5.9%City taxes4.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

81%

of Ellsworth'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 taxes4.3%

Property tax
4.2%$144 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$2.2 million
  • Water$264 thousand
  • Sewer$173 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$241 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$200 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals79%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Running the government and other costs4.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

79%

of Ellsworth's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
79%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$211 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$94 thousand
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$192 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$192 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$160 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$102 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$125 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ellsworth. 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 Ellsworth 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.