Village government · Lancaster County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Denton took in $598 thousand and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Fees for services (water, sewer)71%Village taxes17%Fines and other7.4%State tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.2%

Village taxes17%

Other taxes
11%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.9%$41 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$424 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$211 thousand
  • Water$132 thousand
  • Sewer$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$25 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

61%

of Denton'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%

Housing and community development
61%$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$534 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$446 thousand
  • Water supply$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$255 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)$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$113 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$80 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Denton. 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 Denton 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.