Village government · Hall County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cairo took in $1.7 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%Village taxes30%State tax money7.0%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

57%

of Cairo'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 taxes30%

Property tax
19%$321 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.5%$60 thousand

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$962 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$447 thousand
  • Water$247 thousand
  • Sewer$201 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$118 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt6.7%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

15%

of Cairo'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$845 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$414 thousand
  • Sewer systems$370 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$289 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$278 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$208 thousand
  • Libraries$70 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$213 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)$111 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$123 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cairo. 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 Cairo 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.