County government · Dixon County, NE

Dixon County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dixon County took in $7.2 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%State tax money21%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)17%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

55%

of Dixon County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes62%

Property tax
55%$3.9 million
Other taxes
7.4%$536 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes
  • Estate and gift taxes$536 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$39 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Environment and natural resources4.9%Health and hospitals2.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

37%

of Dixon County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$368 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$367 thousand
  • Government buildings$187 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$598 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$408 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$298 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.9%$339 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$339 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$148 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$148 thousand
Social services
1.1%$76 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$76 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$56 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dixon County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Dixon County 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.