Village government · Buffalo County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Amherst took in $3.8 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)74%Village taxes16%Fines and other9.5%State tax money1.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

74%

of Amherst'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%.

Village taxes16%

Other taxes
15%$551 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$551 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.1%$43 thousand

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Sewer$852 thousand
  • Water$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$38 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$359 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities96%Running the government and other costs2.3%Roads, transit and parking1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

96%

of Amherst's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
96%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Water supply$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.3%$67 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)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Amherst. 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 Village of Amherst 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.