Village government · Knox County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wausa took in $1.5 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Village taxes17%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

39%

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

Village taxes17%

Property tax
8.6%$132 thousand
Sales tax
4.3%$66 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$578 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$196 thousand
  • Water$195 thousand
  • Sewer$134 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.6%$40 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$606 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$11 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

45%

of Wausa's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
45%$960 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$720 thousand
  • Libraries$240 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$525 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$340 thousand
  • Sewer systems$130 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$373 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$373 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$125 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)$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$70 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$40 thousand
Social services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wausa. 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 Wausa 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.