City government · Gage County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Beatrice took in $73.9 million and spent $61.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)67%City taxes20%Fines and other5.7%State tax money4.6%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

67%

of Beatrice's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes20%

Other taxes
9.7%$7.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$5.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.2%$4.6 million
Property tax
4.2%$3.1 million

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$49.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$20.6 million
  • Other service charges$18.8 million
  • Gas$5.2 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$213 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$1.6 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$3.4 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$4.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Housing and community development6.1%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

57%

of Beatrice's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$35.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$18.4 million
  • Water supply$9.5 million
  • Gas supply$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$306 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Housing and community development
6.1%$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
3.3%$2.0 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)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$799 thousand
  • Government buildings$160 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
Social services
0.2%$96 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$96 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beatrice. 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 Beatrice 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.