Village government · Deuel County, NE

Big Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Big Springs took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)57%Village taxes32%State tax money6.2%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

12%

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

Village taxes32%

Sales tax
12%$133 thousand
Property tax
12%$131 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$643 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$310 thousand
  • Sewer$225 thousand
  • Water$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$70 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%

What stands out

13%

of Big Springs' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$449 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$360 thousand
  • Water supply$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$200 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)$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$157 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$153 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Libraries$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$113 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$113 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$58 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Big Springs. 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 Big Springs 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.