City government · Brookings County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Elkton took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)49%City taxes42%Fines and other7.1%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes42%

Sales tax
25%$429 thousand
Property tax
17%$302 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$854 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$422 thousand
  • Water$169 thousand
  • Sewer$141 thousand
  • Garbage collection$103 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$22 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking16%Housing and community development16%Running the government and other costs7.5%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

16%

of Elkton'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
34%$538 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$329 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$106 thousand
  • Water supply$64 thousand
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$307 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$230 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$252 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$181 thousand
  • Airports$71 thousand
Housing and community development
16%$252 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$60 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$33 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$33 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elkton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Elkton 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.