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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Nederland took in $26.3 million and spent $25.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%Fines and other15%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

23%

of Nederland's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes55%

Property tax
27%$7.2 million
Sales tax
23%$6.1 million
Other taxes
4.4%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$167 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$474 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.4 million
Fines
1.4%$370 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

36%

of Nederland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$316 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$397 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$673 thousand
  • Libraries$578 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$769 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$139 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$139 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nederland. 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 City of Nederland 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.