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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellsworth took in $1.0 million and spent $912 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Town taxes39%Federal tax money6.2%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)3.2%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

50%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
38%$378 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$29 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$62 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$506 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%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Health and hospitals3.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

76%

of Ellsworth's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
76%$689 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$689 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$126 thousand
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$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ellsworth. 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 Ellsworth 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.