City government · Dodge County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Scribner took in $7.9 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)78%City taxes13%Fines and other5.3%State tax money2.5%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

78%

of Scribner'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 taxes13%

Other taxes
8.0%$630 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$630 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$230 thousand
Sales tax
2.0%$162 thousand

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 5 more
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Water$738 thousand
  • Gas$607 thousand
  • Sewer$519 thousand
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$199 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$112 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$421 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

68%

of Scribner's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Gas supply$594 thousand
  • Water supply$517 thousand
  • Sewer systems$423 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$513 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$513 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$378 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)$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$151 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$367 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand
  • Libraries$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$299 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$182 thousand
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
Social services
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Scribner. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Scribner 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.