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Elk Garden's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elk Garden took in $199 thousand and spent $156 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%Fees for services (sewer)42%Fines and other13%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

25%

of Elk Garden's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes45%

Other taxes
25%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$39 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$84 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Sewer$81 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$1 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
10%$20 thousand
Fines
2.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt5.8%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

26%

of Elk Garden'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$30 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elk Garden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Elk Garden 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.