Village government · Polk County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Shelby took in $1.1 million and spent $898 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)47%Village taxes34%State tax money11%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

9.2%

of Shelby's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes34%

Property tax
17%$195 thousand
Sales tax
9.2%$105 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$535 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$296 thousand
  • Water$86 thousand
  • Garbage collection$72 thousand
  • Sewer$66 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$125 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%$16 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

34%

of Shelby'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
34%$302 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$302 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$203 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
  • Water supply$68 thousand
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$180 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)$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Shelby. 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 Shelby 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.