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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elk Grove took in $280 thousand and spent $330 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money49%Fees for services (road charges)0.4%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

49%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
50%$140 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$137 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%Interest on debt1.8%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Elk Grove's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$221 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$221 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$31 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$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 Elk Grove. 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 Elk Grove 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.