Village government · Hitchcock County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Culbertson took in $733 thousand and spent $797 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%Village taxes26%State tax money14%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

55%

of Culbertson'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%.

Village taxes26%

Property tax
20%$148 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$400 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$176 thousand
  • Other service charges$136 thousand
  • Sewer$78 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$104 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$10 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Culbertson's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$357 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)$185 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$199 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$137 thousand
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$9 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Culbertson. 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 Culbertson 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.