Village government · Thurston County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Pender took in $10.1 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)82%Village taxes13%Fines and other2.6%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

82%

of Pender'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 taxes13%

Property tax
5.8%$591 thousand
Sales tax
3.6%$365 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$358 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$358 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$8.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.8 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Gas$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$107 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$236 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$267 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Running the government and other costs3.6%

What stands out

78%

of Pender'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
78%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Gas supply$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$142 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$504 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$378 thousand
  • Libraries$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$470 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$222 thousand
  • Fire protection$141 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$107 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$355 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$355 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$263 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)$137 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Pender. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Pender 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.