County government · Hamilton County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hamilton County took in $9.7 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%State tax money27%Local tax money4.0%

What stands out

13%

of Hamilton County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
56%$5.5 million
Other taxes
13%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$727 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$522 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$2.6 million

Local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.0%$387 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals7.1%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

49%

of Hamilton County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$762 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$338 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$624 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$624 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.1%$285 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$285 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hamilton 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.