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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Eldorado took in $784 thousand and spent $1.4 million.

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 (electric power, water)72%County and local tax money12%State tax money7.8%Fines and other4.3%City taxes4.1%

What stands out

12%

of Eldorado's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes4.1%

Sales tax
2.9%$23 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$563 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$362 thousand
  • Water$78 thousand
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand
  • Sewer$42 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$61 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$94 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$29 thousand
Fines
0.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities90%Running the government and other costs8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.2%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

90%

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
90%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$623 thousand
  • Sewer systems$409 thousand
  • Water supply$187 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$119 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eldorado. 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 City 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.