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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elroy took in $6.2 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)48%State tax money19%City taxes14%Federal tax money13%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

13%

of Elroy's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes14%

Property tax
14%$859 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Sewer$571 thousand
  • Water$363 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$798 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.2 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$185 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$223 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

8.2%

of Elroy's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$458 thousand
  • Water supply$416 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.5 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$220 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$805 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$805 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$526 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$306 thousand
  • Fire protection$199 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$517 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$353 thousand
  • Libraries$164 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$135 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elroy. 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 City of Elroy 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.