City government · Dawson County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Gothenburg took in $18.8 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)70%City taxes21%Fines and other5.5%State tax money3.3%

What stands out

70%

of Gothenburg'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 taxes21%

Other taxes
9.4%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$366 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.7%$1.1 million
Property tax
5.7%$1.1 million

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$6.3 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$681 thousand
  • Garbage collection$377 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$612 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Housing and community development11%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Running the government and other costs9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

11%

of Gothenburg'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
56%$9.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.0 million
  • Sewer systems$858 thousand
  • Water supply$841 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$503 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$1.5 million
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)$786 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$604 thousand
  • Government buildings$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$891 thousand
  • Libraries$297 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$684 thousand
  • Fire protection$438 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Social services
0.5%$87 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$59 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gothenburg. 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 Gothenburg 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.