County government · Gage County, NE

Gage County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gage County took in $29.6 million and spent $25.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money39%Fines and other5.6%Fees for services3.4%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

39%

of Gage County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
44%$13.2 million
Other taxes
6.0%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$11.7 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$378 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals8.9%Social services1.6%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

45%

of Gage County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$906 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$695 thousand
  • Government buildings$357 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.9%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Social services
1.6%$398 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$398 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$155 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gage County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Gage County 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.