Village government · Scotts Bluff County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lyman took in $3.2 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)74%Village taxes14%Fines and other8.5%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

74%

of Lyman'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%.

Village taxes14%

Other taxes
13%$399 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$399 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.6%$51 thousand

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 5 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Electric power$814 thousand
  • Water$100 thousand
  • Sewer$58 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Gas$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 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%$1 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$93 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$271 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Running the government and other costs1.4%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

53%

of Lyman's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$811 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$636 thousand
  • Water supply$67 thousand
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
  • Gas supply$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$176 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$107 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.4%$35 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)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lyman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Lyman 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.