County government · Elk County, PA

Elk County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elk County took in $23.1 million and spent $22.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes38%Fees for services9.3%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

50%

of Elk County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
37%$8.5 million
Other taxes
1.7%$390 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$303 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$11.5 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$563 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Social services23%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Health and hospitals5.0%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

23%

of Elk County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$9.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$7.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
Social services
23%$5.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
5.0%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$642 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$642 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elk County. 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 Elk County 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.