Village government · Platte County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Creston took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money79%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%Village taxes5.6%State tax money3.1%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

79%

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

Village taxes5.6%

Property tax
3.8%$49 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$146 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Water$30 thousand
  • Sewer$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money79%

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

From the federal government
79%$1.0 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$40 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities89%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Running the government and other costs2.3%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

89%

of Creston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
89%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.3%$30 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)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Creston. 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 Creston 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.