Village government · Thurston County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Thurston took in $220 thousand and spent $316 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)62%Village taxes19%State tax money14%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

62%

of Thurston'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%.

Village taxes19%

Property tax
14%$31 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$136 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$30 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$4 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Interest on debt3.8%

What stands out

49%

of Thurston'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
49%$155 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$70 thousand
  • Water supply$60 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$80 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)$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$50 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Thurston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Thurston 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.