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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellendale took in $1.2 million and spent $747 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)53%City taxes34%State tax money8.5%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

31%

of Ellendale's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
31%$361 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$613 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$283 thousand
  • Garbage collection$240 thousand
  • Sewer$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$98 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals26%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

26%

of Ellendale's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
26%$191 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$191 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$168 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$168 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$144 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
  • Sewer systems$50 thousand
  • Water supply$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$97 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$86 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ellendale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Ellendale 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.