Village government · Dakota County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Homer took in $783 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)63%Village taxes18%State tax money12%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

63%

of Homer'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 taxes18%

Property tax
9.5%$74 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$494 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$217 thousand
  • Water$147 thousand
  • Sewer$84 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$97 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking32%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

32%

of Homer's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$521 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$241 thousand
  • Water supply$229 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$395 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$395 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$126 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$92 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)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$47 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Homer. 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 Homer 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.