Village government · Preble County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eldorado took in $1.6 million and spent $932 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)46%Village taxes2.5%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

51%

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

Village taxes2.5%

Property tax
1.8%$28 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$733 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$480 thousand
  • Sewer$111 thousand
  • Water$84 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$804 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Interest on debt1.4%Roads, transit and parking1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

78%

of Eldorado'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
78%$728 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$460 thousand
  • Sewer systems$157 thousand
  • Water supply$60 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$152 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Eldorado. 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 Village of Eldorado 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.