City government · Vernon County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Nevada took in $165 million and spent $76.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)92%City taxes4.4%Fines and other3.9%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

92%

of Nevada's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes4.4%

Property tax
3.7%$6.1 million
Sales tax
0.7%$1.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services92%

Fees for services
92%$151 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$128 million
  • Other service charges$18.5 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$116 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$6.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$137 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals63%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Roads, transit and parking2.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

63%

of Nevada's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
63%$48.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$47.8 million
  • Public health$164 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$18.5 million
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$17.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$685 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$430 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$990 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nevada. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Nevada 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.