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Elephant Butte's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elephant Butte took in $1.8 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money11%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes53%

Sales tax
29%$538 thousand
Property tax
22%$402 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$655 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$461 thousand
  • Water$194 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$208 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Health and hospitals1.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

43%

of Elephant Butte's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Public transit$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$732 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$435 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$297 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$697 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$529 thousand
  • Water supply$168 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$32 thousand
  • Public health$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elephant Butte. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Elephant Butte 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.