County government · Webster County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Webster County took in $10.0 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)50%County taxes42%State tax money8.7%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

50%

of Webster County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
37%$3.7 million
Other taxes
4.3%$430 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$239 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$178 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$4.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$866 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs26%Interest on debt2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Social services0.6%

What stands out

41%

of Webster 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
41%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$811 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$688 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$714 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$523 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$191 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Social services
0.6%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Webster County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Webster 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.