Village government · Merrick County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Palmer took in $846 thousand and spent $606 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%Village taxes30%State tax money11%Fines and other6.1%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

4.7%

of Palmer's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes30%

Property tax
18%$151 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.7%$40 thousand

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$438 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$198 thousand
  • Water$104 thousand
  • Sewer$80 thousand
  • Garbage collection$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$96 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$10 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Housing and community development6.6%

What stands out

12%

of Palmer's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$194 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$76 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
  • Sewer systems$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$111 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$111 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Housing and community development
6.6%$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Palmer. 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 Palmer 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.