Village government · Hooker County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2023), Mullen took in $2.9 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)77%Village taxes15%Fines and other5.0%State tax money3.7%

What stands out

77%

of Mullen'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 taxes15%

Other taxes
7.4%$216 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$216 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.8%$140 thousand
Property tax
2.3%$67 thousand

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$907 thousand
  • Other service charges$725 thousand
  • Water$234 thousand
  • Sewer$177 thousand
  • Garbage collection$95 thousand
  • Gas$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$108 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Running the government and other costs7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%

What stands out

69%

of Mullen'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
69%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$562 thousand
  • Water supply$524 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$226 thousand
  • Gas supply$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$414 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$414 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$286 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$175 thousand
  • Fire protection$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$270 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$148 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mullen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Mullen 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.