County government · Wayne County, NE

Wayne County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wayne County took in $12.1 million and spent $8.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money31%Fees for services (road charges, electric power)8.5%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

8.8%

of Wayne County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
39%$4.8 million
Other taxes
8.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$584 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$408 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$40 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; electric power and 3 more
  • Road charges$553 thousand
  • Electric power$255 thousand
  • Other service charges$115 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$52 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$911 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$3.7 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$147 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$499 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs31%Health and hospitals14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Sent to other local governments2.3%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

36%

of Wayne County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$2.8 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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$421 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$394 thousand
  • Government buildings$179 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$969 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$619 thousand
  • Police$350 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$201 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$201 thousand
Social services
1.9%$170 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$170 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$116 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$116 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$82 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wayne County 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.