Town government · Essex County, NY

North Elba's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Elba took in $8.7 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)19%County and local tax money6.1%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other2.5%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

19%

of North Elba'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 taxes65%

Property tax
54%$4.7 million
Other taxes
11%$963 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$824 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$138 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$770 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$458 thousand
  • Other service charges$351 thousand
  • Water$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$478 thousand

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$176 thousand

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$527 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$175 thousand
Fines
0.5%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

19%

of North Elba's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$3.0 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$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$377 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$291 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Airports$474 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$867 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$735 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$124 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$836 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$726 thousand
  • Water supply$110 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$118 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$116 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$116 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Elba. 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 North Elba 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.