Village government · Merrick County, NE

Silver Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Silver Creek took in $608 thousand and spent $780 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)55%Village taxes27%State tax money12%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

5.8%

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

Village taxes27%

Property tax
13%$79 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.8%$35 thousand

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$167 thousand
  • Sewer$84 thousand
  • Water$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$70 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$9 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Housing and community development6.4%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

6.4%

of Silver Creek's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$300 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$150 thousand
  • Water supply$150 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$200 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)$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$120 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Housing and community development
6.4%$50 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Silver Creek. 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 Silver Creek 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.