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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Tekamah took in $3.4 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes37%State tax money10%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
16%$550 thousand
Sales tax
14%$490 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$232 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$232 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$779 thousand
  • Water$388 thousand
  • Sewer$260 thousand
  • Garbage collection$152 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$360 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$12 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$162 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Tekamah'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
34%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$868 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$458 thousand
  • Sewer systems$207 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$203 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$545 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)$283 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$218 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$467 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$285 thousand
  • Fire protection$182 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$432 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$324 thousand
  • Libraries$108 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tekamah. 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 Tekamah 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.