County government · Phelps County, NE

Phelps County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Phelps County took in $12.3 million and spent $8.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%Fees for services (road charges)27%State tax money10%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

27%

of Phelps County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes62%

Property tax
49%$6.0 million
Other taxes
13%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$533 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Road charges$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$140 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Environment and natural resources2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

35%

of Phelps County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$396 thousand
  • Government buildings$330 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$306 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$857 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$539 thousand
  • Police$500 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$212 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$174 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$174 thousand
Social services
1.1%$99 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$66 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$33 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Phelps County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Phelps County 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.