City government · Wayne County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Wayne took in $17.7 million and spent $37.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)74%City taxes14%State tax money12%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

74%

of Wayne'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 taxes14%

Sales tax
6.8%$1.2 million
Property tax
6.7%$1.2 million

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$13.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$10.0 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$243 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.1 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$168 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Running the government and other costs9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

62%

of Wayne'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
62%$23.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$16.4 million
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$3.4 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$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$632 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$486 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$693 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$850 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$228 thousand
Housing and community development
4.3%$1.6 million
Social services
0.7%$241 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$241 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$168 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$168 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wayne. 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 Wayne 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.