Village government · Dawson County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Overton took in $904 thousand and spent $889 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)54%Village taxes28%State tax money12%Fines and other5.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

54%

of Overton'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%.

Village taxes28%

Property tax
21%$192 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$489 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$200 thousand
  • Water$141 thousand
  • Sewer$95 thousand
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$110 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$5 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Interest on debt3.7%

What stands out

23%

of Overton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$222 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$116 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$202 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$94 thousand
  • Sewer systems$57 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$141 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$86 thousand
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Overton. 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 Village of Overton 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.