City government · Sheridan County, NE

Hay Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hay Springs took in $4.7 million and spent $785 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)91%City taxes4.9%State tax money2.7%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

91%

of Hay Springs' 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 taxes4.9%

Property tax
2.0%$95 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.3%$62 thousand

Fees for services91%

Fees for services
91%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Water$170 thousand
  • Sewer$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Gas$7 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$128 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$64 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Parks, recreation and libraries28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%All other spending7.5%

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
28%$218 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
  • Libraries$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$196 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$114 thousand
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
  • Gas supply$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$179 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$174 thousand
  • Airports$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$88 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)$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$27 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Housing and community development
4.1%$32 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$12 thousand
Social services
1.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hay Springs. 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 Hay Springs 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.