Village government · Saunders County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Colon took in $112 thousand and spent $177 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)44%Village taxes28%State tax money23%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

23%

of Colon's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes28%

Property tax
22%$25 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$29 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$26 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Interest on debt9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%

What stands out

31%

of Colon'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
32%$56 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)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$44 thousand
Interest on debt
9.0%$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Colon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Colon 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.