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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Creighton took in $2.9 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)61%City taxes20%State tax money10%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money3.2%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

61%

of Creighton'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 taxes20%

Property tax
7.5%$219 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$188 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$188 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.2%$180 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$631 thousand
  • Water$610 thousand
  • Sewer$400 thousand
  • Garbage collection$99 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$92 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$298 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$20 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

58%

of Creighton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$901 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$472 thousand
  • Sewer systems$297 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$556 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$556 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$529 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$232 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$149 thousand
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$302 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
  • Libraries$76 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Creighton. 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 City of Creighton 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.