City government · Holt County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Atkinson took in $4.4 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%City taxes28%State tax money7.6%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes28%

Sales tax
11%$462 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$391 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$391 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.4%$365 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Water$598 thousand
  • Sewer$369 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Airport$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$12 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$329 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$76 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$273 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs14%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

22%

of Atkinson's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
22%$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$970 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$407 thousand
  • Sewer systems$340 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$223 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$902 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$876 thousand
  • Airports$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$763 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$572 thousand
  • Libraries$191 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$701 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$303 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$159 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$402 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$245 thousand
  • Fire protection$157 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$36 thousand
Social services
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Atkinson. 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 Atkinson 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.