City government · Fillmore County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Fairmont took in $2.3 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)66%City taxes29%State tax money4.5%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Fairmont'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%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
29%$650 thousand

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$670 thousand
  • Water$450 thousand
  • Sewer$334 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$102 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Social services5.3%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

5.3%

of Fairmont'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$500 thousand
  • Water supply$300 thousand
  • Sewer systems$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$875 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)$455 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$350 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$275 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$275 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$251 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$188 thousand
  • Libraries$63 thousand
Social services
5.3%$148 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$76 thousand
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$103 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fairmont. 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 City of Fairmont 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.