City government · Dixon County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ponca took in $2.7 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)62%City taxes22%State tax money8.2%Fines and other6.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

62%

of Ponca'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 taxes22%

Other taxes
9.1%$249 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$249 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.7%$210 thousand
Sales tax
5.6%$152 thousand

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; gas and 3 more
  • Other service charges$834 thousand
  • Gas$434 thousand
  • Water$232 thousand
  • Sewer$191 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$223 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$12 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$181 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs6.1%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

16%

of Ponca's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$819 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$371 thousand
  • Water supply$299 thousand
  • Sewer systems$149 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$520 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$520 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$321 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$241 thousand
  • Libraries$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$237 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$116 thousand
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$124 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)$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$18 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ponca. 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 Ponca 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.