City government · Nemaha County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Auburn took in $21.9 million and spent $13.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)79%Federal tax money6.9%City taxes6.1%State tax money4.1%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

79%

of Auburn'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 taxes6.1%

Property tax
3.6%$777 thousand
Sales tax
2.5%$550 thousand

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$17.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 4 more
  • Other service charges$7.9 million
  • Electric power$6.6 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$911 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$108 thousand
  • Airport$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$1.5 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$904 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$263 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$623 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

53%

of Auburn'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
53%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$5.6 million
  • Water supply$990 thousand
  • Sewer systems$525 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.4 million
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)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$926 thousand
  • Government buildings$185 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Airports$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$778 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$584 thousand
  • Libraries$194 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$706 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$431 thousand
  • Fire protection$275 thousand
Housing and community development
4.9%$663 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$169 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$157 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$72 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Auburn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Auburn 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.