City government · Scotts Bluff County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Gering took in $38.0 million and spent $38.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)70%City taxes18%State tax money5.8%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

70%

of Gering'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 taxes18%

Other taxes
6.8%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.7%$2.2 million
Property tax
5.4%$2.1 million

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$26.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$9.8 million
  • Other service charges$8.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Gas$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$290 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$310 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$2.2 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Housing and community development8.0%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

8%

of Gering's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$18.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 3 more
  • Electric power$10.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
  • Gas supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$210 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Housing and community development
8.0%$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$448 thousand
Social services
0.4%$141 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$141 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$98 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gering. 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 Gering 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.