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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elmdale took in $60 thousand and spent $33 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%City taxes32%Fees for services (garbage collection)18%Fines and other8.3%County and local tax money3.3%

What stands out

38%

of Elmdale's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
28%$17 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$23 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking27%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Health and hospitals3.0%

What stands out

18%

of Elmdale's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$5 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$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elmdale. 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 Elmdale 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.