Village government · Washington County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Washington took in $57 thousand and spent $85 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes65%State tax money32%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

65%

of Washington's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes65%

Property tax
65%$37 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$18 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Housing and community development29%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Roads, transit and parking4.7%

What stands out

29%

of Washington's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$50 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)$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Housing and community development
29%$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Washington. 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 Washington 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.