Village government · Thayer County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Carleton took in $304 thousand and spent $589 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)58%Village taxes25%State tax money8.2%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

58%

of Carleton'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 taxes25%

Property tax
18%$54 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$175 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$98 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$25 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$9 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

30%

of Carleton'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$215 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)$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$165 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$165 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Carleton. 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 Carleton 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.