City government · Pierce County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Plainview took in $9.7 million and spent $9.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)60%State tax money18%City taxes14%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

60%

of Plainview'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 taxes14%

Other taxes
8.6%$835 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$661 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.4%$335 thousand
Sales tax
2.2%$215 thousand

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$4.8 million
  • Garbage collection$355 thousand
  • Water$305 thousand
  • Sewer$202 thousand
  • Electric power$155 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$230 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.7 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$515 thousand

Where it goes

Social services57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Housing and community development15%Running the government and other costs3.2%Roads, transit and parking2.8%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

57%

of Plainview's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
57%$5.7 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$5.6 million
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$953 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$497 thousand
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
  • Electric power$116 thousand
Housing and community development
15%$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
3.2%$319 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$272 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$272 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$232 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
  • Libraries$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$101 thousand
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plainview. 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 City of Plainview 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.