City government · Stanton County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Stanton took in $12.3 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation)88%State tax money7.2%City taxes4.6%Fines and other0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

88%

of Stanton'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 taxes4.6%

Property tax
2.5%$302 thousand
Sales tax
2.1%$260 thousand

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$10.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$883 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$22 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$36 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Housing and community development14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$587 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$587 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$504 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$378 thousand
  • Libraries$126 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$430 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$222 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
  • Police$82 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stanton. 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 Stanton 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.