County government · Otoe County, NE

Otoe County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Otoe County took in $13.9 million and spent $16.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money18%Fines and other8.9%Fees for services (road charges)5.5%

What stands out

58%

of Otoe County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes68%

Property tax
58%$8.1 million
Other taxes
9.3%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and other licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$772 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$763 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$2.5 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Environment and natural resources1.0%Social services0.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

33%

of Otoe County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$6.3 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$4.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$552 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$544 thousand
  • Government buildings$301 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$661 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$164 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$164 thousand
Social services
0.8%$129 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$122 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$79 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Otoe County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Otoe County 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.