County government · Colfax County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Colfax County took in $9.0 million and spent $11.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes76%State tax money16%Fees for services7.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

67%

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

County taxes76%

Property tax
67%$6.0 million
Other taxes
9.0%$809 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$764 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$625 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$625 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Environment and natural resources1.2%Social services0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

55%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$520 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$417 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$947 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$674 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$344 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$133 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$133 thousand
Social services
0.9%$101 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$64 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colfax County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Colfax 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.