County government · Pierce County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pierce County took in $6.8 million and spent $7.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes71%Federal tax money21%State tax money7.4%Fines and other0.9%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

21%

of Pierce County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes71%

Property tax
59%$4.0 million
Other taxes
12%$817 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; estate and gift taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$459 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$314 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$39 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$1.4 million

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$505 thousand

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$12 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Interest on debt0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

60%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$881 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$405 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$318 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$770 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$409 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$26 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pierce County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Pierce 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.