Village government · Knox County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Center took in $205 thousand and spent $263 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)75%State tax money13%Village taxes9.3%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

75%

of Center'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 taxes9.3%

Other taxes
4.9%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.4%$9 thousand

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$154 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$69 thousand
  • Sewer$42 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$26 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%

What stands out

43%

of Center'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
43%$112 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$112 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$61 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$40 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)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Center. 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 Center 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.