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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elmo took in $86 thousand and spent $225 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, electric power)80%Town taxes19%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

80%

of Elmo's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes19%

Property tax
19%$16 thousand

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$69 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and electric power
  • Water$54 thousand
  • Electric power$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt3.6%

What stands out

38%

of Elmo'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
38%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$32 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elmo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Elmo 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.