Village government · Butler County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bellwood took in $571 thousand and spent $779 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%Village taxes33%State tax money15%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

11%

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

Village taxes33%

Property tax
17%$99 thousand
Sales tax
11%$60 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$261 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$106 thousand
  • Water$105 thousand
  • Sewer$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$86 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$8 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking25%Interest on debt3.7%Social services1.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

25%

of Bellwood'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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$310 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)$161 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$220 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$130 thousand
  • Water supply$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$195 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$195 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$29 thousand
Social services
1.5%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bellwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Bellwood 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.