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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nederland took in $5.5 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money5.6%State tax money4.7%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes54%

Sales tax
40%$2.2 million
Property tax
11%$591 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$113 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$782 thousand
  • Water$747 thousand
  • Road charges$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$256 thousand

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.6%$308 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$359 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

41%

of Nederland'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
41%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$259 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$858 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$518 thousand
  • Water supply$333 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$736 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$711 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$584 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$584 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Nederland. 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 Nederland 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.