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El Lago's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), El Lago took in $2.7 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money9.2%Fines and other7.7%County and local tax money5.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.1%

What stands out

51%

of El Lago's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes65%

Property tax
51%$1.4 million
Sales tax
7.6%$204 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$170 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$160 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$83 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$247 thousand

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$263 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$139 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Fines
4.2%$112 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.6%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails58%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

58%

of El Lago's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
58%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$787 thousand
  • Fire protection$189 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$113 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$436 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$335 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$173 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$173 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$103 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of El Lago. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of El Lago 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.