Village government · Johnson County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sterling took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%Village taxes23%Fines and other7.5%State tax money7.4%County and local tax money4.7%

What stands out

11%

of Sterling'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 taxes23%

Other taxes
11%$146 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.5%$100 thousand
Sales tax
4.1%$54 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$772 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$488 thousand
  • Water$137 thousand
  • Sewer$91 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$98 thousand

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$63 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

57%

of Sterling'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
57%$784 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$784 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$316 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$191 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
  • Sewer systems$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$267 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)$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sterling. 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 Sterling 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.