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Fort Calhoun's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fort Calhoun took in $3.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%City taxes34%Fines and other6.8%State tax money3.6%

What stands out

6.7%

of Fort Calhoun's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Property tax
17%$551 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$303 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$303 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.7%$214 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Water$381 thousand
  • Sewer$360 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$115 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$216 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Parks, recreation and libraries29%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Interest on debt4.5%

What stands out

29%

of Fort Calhoun'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
33%$702 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$440 thousand
  • Water supply$262 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
29%$614 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$461 thousand
  • Libraries$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$301 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$301 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$259 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)$135 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$140 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$86 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Calhoun. 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 City of Fort Calhoun 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.