Village government · Polk County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Polk took in $1.3 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Fees for services (parks and recreation)32%Village taxes15%Fines and other6.2%

What stands out

46%

of Polk's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes15%

Other taxes
9.6%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.8%$73 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$408 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$404 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$584 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking87%Running the government and other costs6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.2%Interest on debt1.1%Housing and community development0.8%

What stands out

87%

of Polk'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%

Roads, transit and parking
87%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$103 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)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$17 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Polk. 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 Polk 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.