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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nickerson took in $1.1 million and spent $864 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%City taxes38%Fines and other8.3%State tax money7.1%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
25%$264 thousand
Sales tax
14%$148 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$497 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$213 thousand
  • Sewer$206 thousand
  • Garbage collection$71 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$76 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs36%Interest on debt8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

8.1%

of Nickerson's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$468 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$211 thousand
  • Sewer systems$191 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$307 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$307 thousand
Interest on debt
8.1%$70 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$66 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nickerson. 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 Nickerson 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.