Village government · Saline County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dewitt took in $2.5 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)75%Village taxes15%Fines and other5.1%State tax money4.7%

What stands out

75%

of Dewitt'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 taxes15%

Other taxes
7.8%$191 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$191 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.0%$122 thousand
Sales tax
2.0%$50 thousand

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$809 thousand
  • Other service charges$639 thousand
  • Water$170 thousand
  • Sewer$153 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$115 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Running the government and other costs7.5%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

77%

of Dewitt'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
77%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Water supply$214 thousand
  • Sewer systems$141 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$265 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)$138 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$209 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$209 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$162 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
  • Libraries$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$129 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$72 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$28 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Dewitt. 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 Dewitt 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.