City government · Pierce County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Pierce took in $10.8 million and spent $8.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes17%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other5.7%State tax money3.4%

What stands out

67%

of Pierce'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%.

City taxes17%

Other taxes
9.7%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$827 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.7%$611 thousand
Sales tax
1.6%$175 thousand

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Water$511 thousand
  • Sewer$379 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
  • Gas$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$707 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$369 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$615 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Running the government and other costs8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

26%

of Pierce'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
51%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.0 million
  • Water supply$627 thousand
  • Sewer systems$347 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
  • Gas supply$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$658 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$401 thousand
  • Fire protection$257 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$655 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)$341 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$262 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$442 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$332 thousand
  • Libraries$110 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$38 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pierce. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Pierce 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.