Village government · Cheyenne County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Potter took in $1.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)52%State tax money23%Village taxes17%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Potter's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes17%

Other taxes
11%$223 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.7%$112 thousand

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$748 thousand
  • Water$175 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Transit fares$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$456 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$5 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%

What stands out

30%

of Potter'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%

Running the government and other costs
45%$1.1 million
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)$548 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$422 thousand
  • Government buildings$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$711 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$572 thousand
  • Roads and highways$139 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$395 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$287 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$191 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
  • Libraries$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Potter. 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 Potter 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.