Village government · Lancaster County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Firth took in $901 thousand and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)62%Village taxes22%Fines and other7.7%State tax money7.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

62%

of Firth'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 taxes22%

Property tax
12%$105 thousand
Other taxes
11%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$558 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$325 thousand
  • Water$158 thousand
  • Sewer$62 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$68 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$4 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

19%

of Firth's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$642 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$455 thousand
  • Sewer systems$187 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$313 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)$163 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$276 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$207 thousand
  • Libraries$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$240 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$240 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Firth. 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 Firth 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.