Village government · Perkins County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Elsie took in $299 thousand and spent $270 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)62%Village taxes21%State tax money8.7%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

62%

of Elsie'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 taxes21%

Property tax
12%$35 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$185 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$99 thousand
  • Water$68 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$26 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$4 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking17%Housing and community development5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

43%

of Elsie's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$115 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)$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$67 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$45 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Housing and community development
5.6%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Social services
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Elsie. 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 Elsie 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.