City government · Custer County, NE

Broken Bow's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Broken Bow took in $15.6 million and spent $5.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation)76%City taxes17%State tax money4.6%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

76%

of Broken Bow'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%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
9.3%$1.5 million
Sales tax
7.7%$1.2 million

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$11.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$11.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$45 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$720 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%$30 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$365 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Social services0.7%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

39%

of Broken Bow'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%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$495 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$381 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$342 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$699 thousand
  • Fire protection$447 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$847 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$635 thousand
  • Libraries$212 thousand
Social services
0.7%$40 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Broken Bow. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Broken Bow 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.