Village government · Saunders County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Memphis took in $113 thousand and spent $139 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)73%State tax money20%Village taxes4.4%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

73%

of Memphis' 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 taxes4.4%

Other taxes
2.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$2 thousand

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$82 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$38 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Electric power$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$23 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

59%

of Memphis' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$82 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)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$25 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
  • Electric power$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Memphis. 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 Memphis 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.