City government · Otoe County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Syracuse took in $12.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation)88%City taxes8.4%State tax money2.9%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

88%

of Syracuse'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 taxes8.4%

Property tax
5.0%$622 thousand
Sales tax
2.8%$349 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$11.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$11.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$362 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$74 thousand

Where it goes

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

Parks, recreation and libraries29%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt6.8%

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
29%$713 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$535 thousand
  • Libraries$178 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$664 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$275 thousand
  • Police$238 thousand
  • Fire protection$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$646 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)$336 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$295 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$295 thousand
Interest on debt
6.8%$170 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Syracuse. 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 Syracuse 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.