Town government · Okanogan County, WA

Elmer City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elmer City took in $647 thousand and spent $548 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Fees for services (sewer, water)41%Town taxes8.3%

What stands out

50%

of Elmer City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes8.3%

Property tax
3.4%$22 thousand
Sales tax
2.9%$19 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$267 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$117 thousand
  • Water$103 thousand
  • Garbage collection$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$326 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt1.3%Police, fire, courts and jails0.7%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

48%

of Elmer City'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
48%$264 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$264 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$215 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$123 thousand
  • Sewer systems$53 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elmer City. 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 Town of Elmer City 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.