City government · Harlan County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Alma took in $5.2 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)49%Federal tax money23%City taxes19%State tax money4.5%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes19%

Sales tax
7.2%$375 thousand
Property tax
6.4%$334 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$275 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; gas and 5 more
  • Other service charges$922 thousand
  • Gas$891 thousand
  • Water$428 thousand
  • Sewer$148 thousand
  • Garbage collection$113 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
  • Airport$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$1.2 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$233 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$23 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$211 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Interest on debt4.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%

What stands out

36%

of Alma'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Gas supply$768 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$426 thousand
  • Water supply$338 thousand
  • Sewer systems$89 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.3 million
  • Roads and highways$276 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$452 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$235 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$181 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$314 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$236 thousand
  • Libraries$78 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$207 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$68 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$41 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Alma 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.