County government · Knox County, NE

Knox County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Knox County took in $9.0 million and spent $8.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money31%Fees for services (road charges, housing)9.8%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

50%

of Knox County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
50%$4.5 million
Other taxes
5.8%$519 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes
  • Estate and gift taxes$519 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$884 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$713 thousand
  • Road charges$135 thousand
  • Housing$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$2.8 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$252 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Environment and natural resources1.7%Social services0.8%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

47%

of Knox County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$622 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$340 thousand
  • Government buildings$208 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$602 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$499 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$493 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$146 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$146 thousand
Social services
0.8%$67 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Knox County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Knox County 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.