Village government · Kearney County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wilcox took in $1.8 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)83%Village taxes9.1%State tax money4.3%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

83%

of Wilcox'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%.

Village taxes9.1%

Other taxes
5.1%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.0%$72 thousand

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$311 thousand
  • Water$50 thousand
  • Sewer$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$78 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities83%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

83%

of Wilcox'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
83%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$805 thousand
  • Sewer systems$132 thousand
  • Water supply$113 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.6%$74 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)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wilcox. 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 Wilcox 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.