Village government · Phelps County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bertrand took in $6.3 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)61%Village taxes23%Fines and other10%State tax money5.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

61%

of Bertrand's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes23%

Property tax
10%$634 thousand
Other taxes
9.6%$606 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$586 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.6%$227 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Water$474 thousand
  • Sewer$96 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Electric power$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$336 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%$10 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$630 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Interest on debt3.1%Running the government and other costs1.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

54%

of Bertrand's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
54%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$636 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Water supply$342 thousand
  • Sewer systems$71 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$323 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$323 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$145 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.7%$80 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)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$68 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Social services
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bertrand. 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 Bertrand 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.