City government · Dixon County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Wakefield took in $24.7 million and spent $19.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)75%City taxes15%Fines and other8.4%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

75%

of Wakefield'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 taxes15%

Other taxes
11%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.1%$755 thousand
Sales tax
1.1%$261 thousand

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$18.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 5 more
  • Other service charges$12.6 million
  • Electric power$5.2 million
  • Water$306 thousand
  • Sewer$205 thousand
  • Garbage collection$87 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Housing$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$512 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Social services20%Running the government and other costs13%Housing and community development2.7%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

20%

of Wakefield's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$11.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$7.2 million
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Sewer systems$163 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$125 thousand
Social services
20%$3.8 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$172 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$532 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$396 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$396 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$380 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$285 thousand
  • Libraries$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$341 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$193 thousand
  • Fire protection$124 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$70 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$40 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$30 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wakefield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Wakefield 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.