City government · Pawnee County, NE

Pawnee City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pawnee City took in $1.4 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%City taxes29%State tax money17%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money1.7%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
16%$226 thousand
Sales tax
13%$181 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$590 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$333 thousand
  • Water$140 thousand
  • Garbage collection$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$150 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$243 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$25 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt11%All other spending20%

What stands out

10%

of Pawnee City's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$668 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$405 thousand
  • Fire protection$259 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$627 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$278 thousand
  • Sewer systems$274 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$373 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)$194 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$327 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$245 thousand
  • Libraries$82 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$314 thousand
Housing and community development
10%$290 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$282 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$281 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Social services
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pawnee City. 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 City of Pawnee City 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.