City government · Kimball County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Kimball took in $10.8 million and spent $12.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)73%City taxes17%State tax money5.5%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

73%

of Kimball'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 taxes17%

Sales tax
6.0%$650 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$592 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$469 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.2%$560 thousand

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Water$792 thousand
  • Sewer$714 thousand
  • Garbage collection$653 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$595 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$505 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Running the government and other costs7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Housing and community development0.9%

What stands out

71%

of Kimball'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
71%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$941 thousand
  • Water supply$793 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$865 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$649 thousand
  • Libraries$216 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$854 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$854 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$840 thousand
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$645 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$819 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$500 thousand
  • Fire protection$319 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kimball. 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 Kimball 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.