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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Englewood took in $106 million and spent $147 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%State tax money25%Fees for services (parking, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

56%

of Englewood's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes57%

Property tax
56%$58.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$238 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$103 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$11.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 4 more
  • Other service charges$10.0 million
  • Parking$741 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$603 thousand
  • Sewer$251 thousand
  • Other school charges$200 thousand
  • School lunches$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$125 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$26.3 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$683 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$5.3 million
Fines
1.0%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges63%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs8.4%Sent to other local governments4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

63%

of Englewood's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
63%$93.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$93.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$23.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$14.2 million
  • Fire protection$7.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$12.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$995 thousand
  • Government buildings$732 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$6.2 million
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$6.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$394 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$1.1 million
  • Roads and highways$946 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$1.9 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$962 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$807 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$807 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Englewood. 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 Englewood 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.