City government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Elkhorn took in $39.3 million and spent $38.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)59%City taxes20%Fines and other8.3%State tax money7.2%County and local tax money5.3%

What stands out

59%

of Elkhorn's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
19%$7.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$601 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$306 thousand
  • Other licenses$175 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$114 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$23.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$13.9 million
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$656 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$380 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$2.8 million

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$2.1 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$3.2 million
Fines
0.2%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

56%

of Elkhorn's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$21.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$13.9 million
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$704 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$125 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$296 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$224 thousand
  • Government buildings$162 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$951 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elkhorn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Elkhorn 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.