County government · Cass County, NE

Cass County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cass County took in $27.1 million and spent $31.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%Fees for services (road charges)16%State tax money13%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

63%

of Cass County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
63%$17.1 million
Other taxes
6.0%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$241 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$52 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.6 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$547 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Environment and natural resources1.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

35%

of Cass County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$11.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$779 thousand
  • Government buildings$435 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$10.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$333 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$333 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$323 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$323 thousand
Social services
0.6%$200 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$139 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cass County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Cass County 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.