County government · Wheeler County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wheeler County took in $2.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money31%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money1.8%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Wheeler County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes61%

Property tax
56%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.2%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$85 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$50 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$858 thousand

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%

What stands out

67%

of Wheeler 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
67%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$630 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$506 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$187 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$120 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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.