City government · Cass County, NE

Weeping Water's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Weeping Water took in $1.9 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%City taxes35%State tax money9.1%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes35%

Property tax
18%$337 thousand
Sales tax
10%$200 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$134 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$948 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$450 thousand
  • Water$189 thousand
  • Sewer$164 thousand
  • Garbage collection$120 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$173 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$16 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

41%

of Weeping Water's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$822 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$822 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$449 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$181 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$160 thousand
  • Sewer systems$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$402 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)$209 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$226 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
  • Libraries$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$19 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Social services
1.3%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Weeping Water. 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 City of Weeping Water 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.