Village government · Boone County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Petersburg took in $694 thousand and spent $518 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)57%Village taxes28%State tax money9.1%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

7.9%

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

Village taxes28%

Property tax
14%$96 thousand
Sales tax
7.9%$55 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$397 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$147 thousand
  • Sewer$132 thousand
  • Water$88 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$63 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$5 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

27%

of Petersburg'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$171 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$79 thousand
  • Water supply$59 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$120 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)$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$28 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Petersburg. 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 Petersburg 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.