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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Nelson took in $2.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)76%City taxes13%Fines and other5.7%State tax money4.7%

What stands out

76%

of Nelson'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 taxes13%

Other taxes
8.6%$228 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.8%$74 thousand
Sales tax
2.1%$55 thousand

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$835 thousand
  • Other service charges$763 thousand
  • Sewer$193 thousand
  • Water$163 thousand
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Gas$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$125 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Running the government and other costs6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

72%

of Nelson'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
72%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$769 thousand
  • Sewer systems$449 thousand
  • Water supply$255 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
  • Gas supply$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$235 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$235 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$154 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Libraries$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$137 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$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$52 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nelson. 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 City of Nelson 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.