City government · Rock County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Bassett took in $3.2 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)59%City taxes23%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money5.0%State tax money4.4%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

6.8%

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

City taxes23%

Other taxes
11%$363 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$363 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.8%$220 thousand
Property tax
4.6%$148 thousand

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Sewer$315 thousand
  • Water$243 thousand
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$161 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$142 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$15 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$257 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Roads, transit and parking6.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

43%

of Bassett'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
43%$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$783 thousand
  • Water supply$287 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$139 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$420 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)$168 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$298 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$223 thousand
  • Libraries$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
  • Police$37 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Social services
0.8%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bassett. 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 Bassett 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.