Village government · Racine County, WI

Elmwood Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elmwood Park took in $540 thousand and spent $294 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes45%Fines and other39%State tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.0%

What stands out

39%

of Elmwood Park's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes45%

Property tax
43%$234 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$62 thousand

Fines and other39%

Interest, rents and other
39%$208 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Interest on debt7.8%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

42%

of Elmwood Park's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$123 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$74 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Interest on debt
7.8%$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Elmwood Park. 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 Village of Elmwood Park 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.