City government · Dawson County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Cozad took in $24.8 million and spent $15.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)81%City taxes9.4%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money1.8%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

81%

of Cozad'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 taxes9.4%

Property tax
3.9%$976 thousand
Sales tax
3.7%$911 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$452 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$452 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$20.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 4 more
  • Other service charges$11.8 million
  • Electric power$5.1 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$429 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$448 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$340 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Housing and community development13%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

13%

of Cozad'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$966 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$572 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.7 million
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)$895 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$689 thousand
  • Government buildings$138 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$401 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$753 thousand
  • Fire protection$482 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Social services
1.1%$170 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$170 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$118 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$118 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cozad. 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 Cozad 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.