Village government · Webster County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bladen took in $400 thousand and spent $469 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)66%Village taxes14%State tax money14%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

66%

of Bladen'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 taxes14%

Property tax
9.3%$37 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$265 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$120 thousand
  • Other service charges$71 thousand
  • Sewer$42 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$57 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$4 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking22%Interest on debt6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%

What stands out

22%

of Bladen'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
43%$200 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$110 thousand
  • Sewer systems$50 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$125 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)$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bladen. 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 Bladen 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.