City government · Chase County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Imperial took in $10.6 million and spent $16.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)74%City taxes20%State tax money3.6%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

74%

of Imperial'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 taxes20%

Property tax
14%$1.5 million
Sales tax
5.3%$565 thousand

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$4.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Water$389 thousand
  • Garbage collection$237 thousand
  • Sewer$194 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$385 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$225 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Social services30%Housing and community development12%Running the government and other costs8.5%Roads, transit and parking8.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

30%

of Imperial's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.7 million
  • Water supply$940 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$316 thousand
  • Sewer systems$186 thousand
Social services
30%$4.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$4.9 million
Housing and community development
12%$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$1.4 million
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)$740 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$570 thousand
  • Government buildings$114 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$887 thousand
  • Libraries$296 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$692 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$422 thousand
  • Fire protection$270 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Imperial. 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 Imperial 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.