Village government · Seward County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Bee took in $939 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)66%Village taxes20%Fines and other10%State tax money3.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Bee'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%.

Village taxes20%

Other taxes
16%$146 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.6%$43 thousand

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$616 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$489 thousand
  • Water$75 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$37 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Bee's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$555 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$515 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$350 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$350 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$265 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)$138 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Bee 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.