City government · Clay County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sutton took in $6.5 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)60%City taxes26%Fines and other9.1%State tax money4.5%

What stands out

6.2%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
15%$943 thousand
Sales tax
6.2%$402 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$346 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$346 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Water$226 thousand
  • Sewer$166 thousand
  • Garbage collection$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$292 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$591 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

48%

of Sutton'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
48%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$990 thousand
  • Water supply$659 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.9 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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$793 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$793 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$514 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$386 thousand
  • Libraries$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$422 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$229 thousand
  • Fire protection$146 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
Social services
1.4%$104 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$104 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sutton. 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 Sutton 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.