Village government · Lincoln County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hershey took in $1.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)63%Village taxes22%State tax money9.5%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

63%

of Hershey'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%.

Village taxes22%

Property tax
14%$155 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$708 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$296 thousand
  • Water$203 thousand
  • Sewer$117 thousand
  • Garbage collection$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$6 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$107 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

70%

of Hershey's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$629 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$275 thousand
  • Sewer systems$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$162 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$162 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$152 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$16 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Hershey. 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 Village of Hershey 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.