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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elgin took in $5.3 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)24%Fines and other23%Federal tax money5.3%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes47%

Sales tax
45%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.7%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$79 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$619 thousand
  • Garbage collection$412 thousand
  • Sewer$164 thousand
  • Other service charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$281 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$75 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
22%$1.2 million
Fines
0.9%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Housing and community development11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

11%

of Elgin's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$801 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$395 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$552 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$503 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$726 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$489 thousand
  • Fire protection$182 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$672 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$467 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
  • Libraries$228 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$222 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$222 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$107 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$80 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elgin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.