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Elk Mountain's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elk Mountain took in $730 thousand and spent $700 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money50%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)19%State tax money18%Fines and other8.9%Town taxes3.7%

What stands out

50%

of Elk Mountain's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes3.7%

Property tax
3.6%$26 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$141 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$46 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand
  • Sewer$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$134 thousand

County and local tax money50%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
50%$363 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

41%

of Elk Mountain's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$289 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$204 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$31 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Social services
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elk Mountain. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Elk Mountain 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.