City government · Merrick County, NE

Central City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Central City took in $18.2 million and spent $12.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)77%City taxes14%State tax money3.5%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

77%

of Central City'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%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
5.6%$1.0 million
Sales tax
5.0%$920 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$578 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$540 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$14.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$14.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
  • Airport$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$550 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$634 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$406 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Housing and community development9.1%

What stands out

9.1%

of Central City'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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$308 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Airports$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$701 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$601 thousand
  • Fire protection$448 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$342 thousand
Housing and community development
9.1%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Central City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Central City 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.