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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Elgin took in $17.3 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%City taxes33%Fines and other21%Federal tax money9.7%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Elgin's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes33%

Sales tax
17%$2.9 million
Property tax
16%$2.8 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$1.7 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$26 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
20%$3.5 million
Fines
1.2%$206 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

9.1%

of Elgin's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$609 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$307 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$931 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$924 thousand
  • Sewer systems$410 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$569 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$674 thousand
  • Libraries$405 thousand
Interest on debt
9.1%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$240 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$240 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elgin. 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 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.