Village government · Garden County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Lewellen took in $276 thousand and spent $255 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)48%Village taxes28%State tax money18%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

8%

of Lewellen's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes28%

Property tax
12%$34 thousand
Sales tax
8.0%$22 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$132 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$49 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%

What stands out

20%

of Lewellen's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
23%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$57 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)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lewellen. 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 Lewellen 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.