City government · Antelope County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Neligh took in $12.7 million and spent $12.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes18%Fines and other6.1%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

71%

of Neligh'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 taxes18%

Other taxes
11%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$285 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.2%$655 thousand
Sales tax
2.4%$300 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Water$848 thousand
  • Sewer$469 thousand
  • Garbage collection$226 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
  • Transit fares$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$40 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$553 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%$3 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$773 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Housing and community development5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Running the government and other costs4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Roads, transit and parking2.8%

What stands out

79%

of Neligh'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
79%$9.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Electric power$3.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$317 thousand
Housing and community development
5.3%$653 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$568 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$426 thousand
  • Libraries$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$531 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$348 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$516 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$310 thousand
  • Fire protection$199 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$351 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$272 thousand
  • Public transit$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Neligh. 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 Neligh 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.