Village government · Cass County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Union took in $330 thousand and spent $324 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)59%Village taxes22%State tax money13%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

59%

of Union'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 taxes22%

Property tax
15%$51 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$196 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$70 thousand
  • Water$70 thousand
  • Sewer$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$44 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$3 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking28%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

28%

of Union'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$118 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$85 thousand
  • Sewer systems$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$90 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)$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Union. 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 Village of Union 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.