Village government · Cherry County, NE

Wood Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wood Lake took in $86 thousand and spent $110 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)60%State tax money22%Village taxes14%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

60%

of Wood Lake'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 taxes14%

Property tax
12%$10 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$19 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking29%

What stands out

29%

of Wood Lake'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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$40 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)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$30 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wood Lake. 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 Wood Lake 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.