Village government · Gosper County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Elwood took in $5.2 million and spent $5.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)59%Village taxes26%Fines and other12%State tax money2.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

21%

of Elwood's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes26%

Other taxes
21%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$860 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.7%$195 thousand
Sales tax
1.9%$101 thousand

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Water$104 thousand
  • Sewer$78 thousand
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$128 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%$12 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$620 thousand

Where it goes

Social services71%Running the government and other costs8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Housing and community development6.9%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

71%

of Elwood's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
71%$3.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$3.8 million
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$430 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)$224 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$172 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$386 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$134 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$130 thousand
  • Sewer systems$122 thousand
Housing and community development
6.9%$372 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$278 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$278 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$35 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Elwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Elwood 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.