City government · Kearney County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Minden took in $16.8 million and spent $16.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)73%City taxes16%State tax money3.8%Federal tax money3.2%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

73%

of Minden'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%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
8.1%$1.4 million
Sales tax
4.8%$805 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$616 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$616 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$12.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$8.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Sewer$744 thousand
  • Water$717 thousand
  • Garbage collection$358 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
  • Gas$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.2%$543 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$648 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$32 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$512 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Housing and community development4.0%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

57%

of Minden'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
57%$9.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$7.0 million
  • Water supply$987 thousand
  • Sewer systems$890 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$746 thousand
  • Gas supply$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$814 thousand
  • Fire protection$520 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$969 thousand
  • Libraries$323 thousand
Housing and community development
4.0%$674 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.9%$155 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)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Social services
0.5%$88 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$61 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Minden. 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 Minden 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.