Village government · Boyd County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Butte took in $660 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)63%Village taxes16%State tax money14%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

63%

of Butte'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 taxes16%

Other taxes
8.3%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.4%$49 thousand

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$413 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$185 thousand
  • Water$169 thousand
  • Sewer$36 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 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%$91 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development30%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

30%

of Butte's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
30%$314 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$265 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$259 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$213 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$137 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$137 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Butte. 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 Butte 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.