Village government · Custer County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Arnold took in $3.2 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)75%Village taxes16%Fines and other5.5%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

75%

of Arnold'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
9.3%$294 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$233 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.7%$116 thousand
Sales tax
3.1%$98 thousand

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$773 thousand
  • Water$150 thousand
  • Sewer$135 thousand
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$122 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Housing and community development6.5%Running the government and other costs3.6%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

70%

of Arnold'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
70%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Water supply$340 thousand
  • Sewer systems$122 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$235 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
  • Libraries$59 thousand
Housing and community development
6.5%$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$88 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Arnold. 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 Arnold 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.