Village government · Saline County, NE

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

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

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)69%Village taxes18%Fines and other10%State tax money3.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Western's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes18%

Other taxes
16%$303 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$303 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.9%$36 thousand

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Sewer$214 thousand
  • Water$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$62 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$197 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Running the government and other costs9.0%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Western'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
82%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$932 thousand
  • Water supply$639 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$173 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)$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$34 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Western. 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 Western 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.