Village government · Burt County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Decatur took in $1.9 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)72%Village taxes16%Fines and other6.3%State tax money5.4%

What stands out

72%

of Decatur'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 taxes16%

Other taxes
9.1%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.8%$90 thousand
Sales tax
2.5%$47 thousand

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 4 more
  • Other service charges$566 thousand
  • Electric power$557 thousand
  • Water$102 thousand
  • Sewer$80 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$101 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

58%

of Decatur'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
58%$734 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$416 thousand
  • Water supply$223 thousand
  • Sewer systems$63 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$265 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$265 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$101 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)$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$93 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$57 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Decatur. 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 Decatur 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.