Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elizabethtown took in $1.9 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)11%Fines and other9.9%Federal tax money7.1%County and local tax money3.9%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

11%

of Elizabethtown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
62%$1.2 million
Other taxes
4.5%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$68 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$213 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
  • Water$49 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$134 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$31 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$74 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$148 thousand
Fines
2.1%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

19%

of Elizabethtown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$484 thousand
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$334 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$375 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$375 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$331 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$266 thousand
  • Sewer systems$44 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$207 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$204 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.8%$103 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$103 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$62 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$5 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$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elizabethtown. 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 Town of Elizabethtown 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.