Village government · Washington County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Herman took in $644 thousand and spent $598 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)60%Village taxes25%State tax money7.3%Fines and other7.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

13%

of Herman's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes25%

Other taxes
13%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$64 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$79 thousand

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$386 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$213 thousand
  • Water$167 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$47 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$4 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

10%

of Herman's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$315 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$315 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$135 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$70 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)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Herman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Herman 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.