Village government · Saunders County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mead took in $6.3 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)66%Village taxes21%Fines and other12%State tax money1.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Mead's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes21%

Other taxes
18%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$182 thousand

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.8 million
  • Water$184 thousand
  • Sewer$152 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$77 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$748 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities91%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt1.0%Running the government and other costs0.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%

What stands out

91%

of Mead'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
91%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.6 million
  • Sewer systems$241 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$304 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$304 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.8%$53 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)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$18 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mead. 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 Mead 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.