Village government · Keith County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Paxton took in $3.2 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%Village taxes20%Fines and other7.3%State tax money2.5%

What stands out

70%

of Paxton'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 taxes20%

Other taxes
10%$329 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$329 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.0%$158 thousand
Property tax
4.8%$153 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Electric power$854 thousand
  • Water$122 thousand
  • Sewer$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$81 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$232 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

73%

of Paxton'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
73%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$637 thousand
  • Water supply$581 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$216 thousand
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$106 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$36 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Paxton. 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 Paxton 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.