City government · Phelps County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Holdrege took in $36.7 million and spent $27.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%City taxes19%Fines and other5.5%State tax money3.7%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

70%

of Holdrege'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 taxes19%

Other taxes
9.5%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$2.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$727 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.9%$1.8 million
Property tax
4.7%$1.7 million

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$25.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$13.3 million
  • Other service charges$9.2 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$657 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$1.4 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$524 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

56%

of Holdrege'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
56%$15.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$11.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$848 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$466 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$358 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$707 thousand
Housing and community development
2.8%$785 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Holdrege. 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 Holdrege 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.