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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elwood took in $3.4 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other48%Fees for services (water, road charges)26%Town taxes21%State tax money4.3%

What stands out

48%

of Elwood's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes21%

Sales tax
14%$496 thousand
Property tax
5.1%$176 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$905 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; road charges and 4 more
  • Water$648 thousand
  • Road charges$124 thousand
  • Sewer$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$149 thousand

Fines and other48%

Interest, rents and other
48%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%

What stands out

38%

of Elwood's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$871 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$871 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$727 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$578 thousand
  • Sewer systems$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$572 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$546 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elwood. 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 Elwood 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.