City government · Polk County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Stromsburg took in $6.9 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)66%City taxes15%State tax money11%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

66%

of Stromsburg'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 taxes15%

Other taxes
9.1%$627 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$496 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.3%$230 thousand
Property tax
3.0%$208 thousand

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Gas$529 thousand
  • Water$351 thousand
  • Sewer$295 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$115 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%$779 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$466 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Housing and community development17%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Running the government and other costs4.2%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

17%

of Stromsburg'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
51%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Gas supply$499 thousand
  • Water supply$320 thousand
  • Sewer systems$208 thousand
Housing and community development
17%$759 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$755 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$566 thousand
  • Libraries$189 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$305 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$305 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$191 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)$100 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$55 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$49 thousand
Social services
0.7%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stromsburg. 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 City of Stromsburg 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.