City government · White Pine County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ely took in $9.5 million and spent $12.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money24%City taxes13%Fines and other11%Federal tax money8.4%County and local tax money3.7%

What stands out

8.4%

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

City taxes13%

Other taxes
12%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$529 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$219 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$167 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$159 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$48 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.3%$124 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$804 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$2.3 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$355 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments6.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

6.1%

of Ely's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$559 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$416 thousand
  • Government buildings$341 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$187 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$458 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$97 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
6.1%$767 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$767 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$151 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$151 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$126 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$126 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$86 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$58 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ely. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Ely 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.