City government · Lincoln County, NE

North Platte's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), North Platte took in $134 million and spent $158 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)66%City taxes23%Fines and other5.5%State tax money3.7%County and local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

66%

of North Platte's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes23%

Other taxes
10%$13.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$10.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.0%$9.3 million
Property tax
6.0%$8.1 million

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$88.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$37.6 million
  • Other service charges$35.2 million
  • Water$6.7 million
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$777 thousand
  • Transit fares$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$664 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$4.9 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$2.1 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$7.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

41%

of North Platte's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$65.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$40.6 million
  • Water supply$12.8 million
  • Sewer systems$8.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
41%$64.4 million
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$61.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$270 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$15.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$9.2 million
  • Fire protection$5.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$252 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
  • Public transit$875 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$1.2 million
Social services
<0.1%$113 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$113 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$78 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Platte. 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 North Platte 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.