City government · Richardson County, NE

Falls City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Falls City took in $36.5 million and spent $18.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)70%City taxes14%State tax money10%County and local tax money3.3%Federal tax money1.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

70%

of Falls City'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 taxes14%

Sales tax
7.2%$2.6 million
Property tax
4.3%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.0%$745 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$663 thousand
  • Other licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$25.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 4 more
  • Other service charges$11.0 million
  • Electric power$7.6 million
  • Gas$4.2 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$587 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$3.7 million

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$388 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Housing and community development6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

64%

of Falls City'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
64%$12.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.9 million
  • Gas supply$3.5 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$736 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$181 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Housing and community development
6.6%$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$912 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$684 thousand
  • Libraries$228 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$565 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)$293 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$226 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$454 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$318 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$129 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Social services
0.4%$70 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$70 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Falls City. 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 Falls City 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.