Village government · Gage County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cortland took in $713 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%Village taxes30%State tax money11%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

7.3%

of Cortland's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes30%

Property tax
16%$116 thousand
Sales tax
7.3%$52 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$389 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$159 thousand
  • Water$105 thousand
  • Sewer$67 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$75 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

23%

of Cortland'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%$360 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)$187 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$275 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$125 thousand
  • Water supply$80 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$260 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$260 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$160 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$97 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cortland. 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 Cortland 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.