City government · Sarpy County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lavista took in $37.4 million and spent $29.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes70%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other7.4%State tax money5.7%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

28%

of Lavista's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes70%

Property tax
32%$11.9 million
Sales tax
28%$10.5 million
Other taxes
10%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$321 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$137 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Other service charges$739 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
  • Parking$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$2.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$202 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Sent to other local governments9.2%All other spending18%

What stands out

9.2%

of Lavista's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$639 thousand
  • Government buildings$603 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$970 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.2%$2.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.7 million
Interest on debt
8.1%$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Parking$228 thousand
  • Public transit$108 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$675 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lavista. 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 Lavista 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.