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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elma took in $6.2 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money12%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes45%

Sales tax
17%$1.1 million
Property tax
17%$1.1 million
Other taxes
11%$700 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$428 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$103 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$90 thousand
  • Other licenses$61 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$968 thousand
  • Other service charges$295 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$753 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$313 thousand
Fines
0.6%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

47%

of Elma'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
47%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$809 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$164 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$107 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$904 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$636 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$267 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$167 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$139 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$406 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$406 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$161 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$126 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$39 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Elma 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.