City government · Faribault County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elmore took in $1.2 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (water, liquor stores)27%State tax money24%Federal tax money12%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
33%$411 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$330 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 4 more
  • Water$123 thousand
  • Liquor stores$94 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Sewer$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$144 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$290 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$17 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$32 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%

What stands out

6.4%

of Elmore's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$691 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$297 thousand
  • Sewer systems$228 thousand
  • Liquor stores$105 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$290 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$180 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$230 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
  • Police$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$193 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$193 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$100 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$51 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elmore. 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 Elmore 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.