City government · Saline County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Crete took in $28.9 million and spent $32.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)74%City taxes15%State tax money5.8%Federal tax money2.9%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

74%

of Crete'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 taxes15%

Sales tax
6.9%$2.0 million
Property tax
5.0%$1.4 million
Other taxes
3.2%$938 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$743 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$195 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$21.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 3 more
  • Electric power$15.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$850 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$1.7 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$723 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Housing and community development6.4%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

6.4%

of Crete'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
52%$17.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$14.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.6 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)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$292 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Housing and community development
6.4%$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$468 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$351 thousand
  • Libraries$117 thousand
Social services
0.2%$52 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crete. 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 Crete 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.