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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elba took in $507 thousand and spent $529 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money32%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money3.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.0%

What stands out

32%

of Elba's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
56%$283 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$161 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$17 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Health and hospitals3.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

3.4%

of Elba's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$337 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$337 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$114 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elba. 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 Elba 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.