Village government · Johnson County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Cook took in $372 thousand and spent $464 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%Village taxes25%State tax money20%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

20%

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

Village taxes25%

Property tax
18%$66 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.3%$5 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$189 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$84 thousand
  • Other service charges$69 thousand
  • Water$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$75 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Interest on debt5.6%

What stands out

41%

of Cook'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
41%$191 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$191 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$133 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)$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$50 thousand
  • Water supply$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cook. 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 Cook 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.