Village government · Hitchcock County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Stratton took in $2.9 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%Village taxes15%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money3.6%State tax money3.0%

What stands out

70%

of Stratton'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%.

Village taxes15%

Other taxes
13%$366 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$366 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.2%$64 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Electric power$625 thousand
  • Water$95 thousand
  • Sewer$56 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.6%$105 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$87 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$249 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Housing and community development4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

62%

of Stratton'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
62%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$733 thousand
  • Electric power$496 thousand
  • Water supply$68 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$540 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)$281 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$216 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Housing and community development
4.6%$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Stratton. 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 Stratton 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.