Town government · Rutherford County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ellenboro took in $986 thousand and spent $776 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)74%State tax money14%Town taxes12%

What stands out

74%

of Ellenboro's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes12%

Property tax
8.3%$82 thousand
Sales tax
3.3%$33 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$728 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$546 thousand
  • Sewer$116 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs13%

What stands out

70%

of Ellenboro's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$546 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$304 thousand
  • Sewer systems$180 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$127 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$103 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ellenboro. 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 Town of Ellenboro 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.