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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elgin took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)37%Federal tax money30%State tax money18%City taxes9.8%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes9.8%

Sales tax
5.0%$65 thousand
Property tax
4.5%$58 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$481 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$243 thousand
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Sewer$91 thousand
  • Road charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$391 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$229 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

58%

of Elgin'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
58%$706 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$412 thousand
  • Water supply$183 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$286 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$285 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elgin. 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 Elgin 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.