City government · Cuming County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Wisner took in $12.7 million and spent $9.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)71%City taxes18%Fines and other8.8%State tax money2.2%

What stands out

71%

of Wisner'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%.

City taxes18%

Other taxes
12%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.1%$392 thousand
Property tax
2.9%$373 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$9.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 5 more
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Gas$810 thousand
  • Sewer$387 thousand
  • Water$325 thousand
  • Garbage collection$71 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$284 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Housing and community development0.8%

What stands out

54%

of Wisner'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
54%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 3 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Gas supply$842 thousand
  • Sewer systems$247 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.3 million
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)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$913 thousand
  • Government buildings$183 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$848 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$636 thousand
  • Libraries$212 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$784 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$459 thousand
  • Fire protection$294 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$379 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$379 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wisner. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Wisner 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.