City government · Bexar County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Elmendorf took in $3.8 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%City taxes23%Fines and other10%Federal tax money6.9%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
17%$640 thousand
Sales tax
6.6%$253 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$889 thousand
  • Sewer$84 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$266 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$40 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
10%$394 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities83%Running the government and other costs7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Interest on debt3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

83%

of Elmendorf's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
83%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$7.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand
  • Sewer systems$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$701 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$678 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$574 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$531 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$291 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$250 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elmendorf. 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 Elmendorf 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.