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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ellington took in $1.1 million and spent $701 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)32%State tax money14%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

28%

of Ellington's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes49%

Other taxes
28%$311 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$307 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$172 thousand
Business income tax
6.0%$68 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$356 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$162 thousand
  • Garbage collection$115 thousand
  • Sewer$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$56 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$154 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Interest on debt5.8%Roads, transit and parking2.1%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

25%

of Ellington's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$240 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$228 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
  • Water supply$69 thousand
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$175 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Police$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$41 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ellington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ellington 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.