City government · Hamilton County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Aurora took in $12.1 million and spent $15.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)58%City taxes28%Fines and other6.7%State tax money5.9%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

11%

of Aurora's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
17%$2.0 million
Other taxes
11%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$284 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$414 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$716 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$155 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$816 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Running the government and other costs5.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

5.2%

of Aurora's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$567 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$652 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$972 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$729 thousand
  • Libraries$243 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$778 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)$405 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$311 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
Social services
0.6%$91 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$91 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aurora. 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 Aurora 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.