Village government · Saline County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dorchester took in $2.0 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)73%Village taxes17%Fines and other5.0%State tax money4.6%

What stands out

73%

of Dorchester'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 taxes17%

Property tax
9.6%$189 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$737 thousand
  • Other service charges$494 thousand
  • Water$83 thousand
  • Sewer$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$90 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Housing and community development3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

62%

of Dorchester'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
62%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$989 thousand
  • Sewer systems$376 thousand
  • Water supply$322 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$367 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$200 thousand
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$343 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)$179 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$197 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$197 thousand
Housing and community development
3.9%$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Dorchester. 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 Dorchester 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.