Village government · Douglas County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Waterloo took in $3.0 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%Village taxes39%Fines and other5.1%State tax money3.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

14%

of Waterloo's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes39%

Property tax
17%$508 thousand
Sales tax
14%$410 thousand
Other taxes
8.4%$248 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$196 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$651 thousand
  • Water$527 thousand
  • Sewer$302 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$112 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$17 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$150 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Interest on debt6.2%Running the government and other costs4.4%Roads, transit and parking4.1%

What stands out

65%

of Waterloo'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
65%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$776 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$426 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$260 thousand
  • Fire protection$166 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$235 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
  • Libraries$59 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$199 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$139 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)$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Waterloo. 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 Waterloo 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.