Town government · Anderson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Elkhart took in $15.5 million and spent $89 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.5%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

88%

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

Town taxes89%

Property tax
88%$13.6 million
Sales tax
1.1%$164 thousand
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 services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$738 thousand
  • Water$368 thousand
  • Sewer$219 thousand
  • Garbage collection$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$238 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt74%Running the government and other costs26%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
74%$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$23 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elkhart. 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 Town of Elkhart 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.