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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Excelsior took in $640 thousand and spent $666 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)15%Federal tax money14%County and local tax money0.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
40%$253 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$95 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$94 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$88 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$187 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Health and hospitals4.1%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

14%

of Excelsior's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$432 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$432 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$90 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Excelsior. 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 Excelsior 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.