Village government · Richardson County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dawson took in $243 thousand and spent $187 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%State tax money23%Village taxes13%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

23%

of Dawson's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes13%

Property tax
7.4%$18 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$132 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Sewer$38 thousand
  • Water$34 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$9 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$57 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$3 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%

What stands out

35%

of Dawson's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$38 thousand
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$65 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$40 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)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Dawson. 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 Dawson 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.