County government · Thayer County, NE

Thayer County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Thayer County took in $38.3 million and spent $35.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)82%County taxes9.0%State tax money7.1%Fines and other1.3%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

82%

of Thayer County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes9.0%

Property tax
7.1%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.9%$715 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$366 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$343 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$31.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$30.8 million
  • Other service charges$586 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$2.7 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$277 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$505 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals78%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Running the government and other costs7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Environment and natural resources0.8%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

78%

of Thayer County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
78%$27.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$27.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$423 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$301 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$267 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$267 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$48 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thayer County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Thayer County 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.