City government · Valley County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Ord took in $10.1 million and spent $14.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)79%City taxes16%State tax money5.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

79%

of Ord'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
9.1%$925 thousand
Sales tax
6.4%$650 thousand

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$6.4 million
  • Water$650 thousand
  • Gas$460 thousand
  • Sewer$436 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$555 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%$24 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%

What stands out

63%

of Ord'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
63%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.8 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$691 thousand
  • Gas supply$449 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$3.7 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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$778 thousand
  • Government buildings$156 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$772 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$392 thousand
  • Fire protection$251 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$519 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$519 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$387 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$290 thousand
  • Libraries$97 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ord. 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 Ord 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.