ZIP 68365 · Grafton Township, NE

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 68365: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Nebraska governments, the Nebraska Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 68365?
68365 is served by the State of Nebraska, Fillmore County, Fillmore Central Public Schools, Sutton Public School District 2, Grafton Township, Bennett Township and West Blue Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Nebraska spent $16.3 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Fillmore County spent $39.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Fillmore Central Public Schools spent $12.9 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Sutton Public School District 2 spent $8.4 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Grafton Township spent $70 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Bennett Township spent $25 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and West Blue Township spent $78 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 68365?
Of the governments serving 68365, Fillmore County collected $5.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Fillmore Central Public Schools collected $4.5 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Sutton Public School District 2 collected $3.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), State of Nebraska collected $126 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Grafton Township collected $22 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), West Blue Township collected $15 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and Bennett Township collected $14 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 68365.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Fillmore County, Grafton Township, Bennett Township and West Blue Township

Why not this year? Nebraska governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Nebraska Department of Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 68365

Fillmore County$5.2 million

9.6% of its $53.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Fillmore Central Public Schools$4.5 million

35% of its $13.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Sutton Public School District 2$3.7 million

42% of its $8.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

State of Nebraska$126 thousand

<0.1% of its $17.0 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Grafton Township$22 thousand

92% of its $24 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

West Blue Township$15 thousand

94% of its $16 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

Bennett Township$14 thousand

100% of its $14 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Fillmore County

$39.3 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 97% of this ZIP is in Fillmore County.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)79%County taxes12%State tax money5.7%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

79%

of Fillmore County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Full Fillmore County breakdown

County taxes12%

Property tax
9.6%$5.2 million
Other taxes
2.8%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.1 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$365 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$42.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$41.7 million
  • Other service charges$670 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$3.1 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.6 million
Fillmore County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals75%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

75%

of Fillmore County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Full Fillmore County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
75%$29.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$29.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$443 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$422 thousand
  • Government buildings$288 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$609 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$520 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$106 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$762 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$234 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$234 thousand
Social services
0.2%$66 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$65 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Fillmore County page →

Your towns

Grafton Township

$70 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 36% of this ZIP is in Grafton Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes92%Fees for services8.3%
Full Grafton Township breakdown

What stands out

92%

of Grafton Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes92%

Property tax
92%$22 thousand

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Grafton Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking100%

What stands out

100%

of Grafton Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full Grafton Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
100%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Grafton Township page →

Bennett Township

$25 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 35% of this ZIP is in Bennett Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes100%
Full Bennett Township breakdown

What stands out

100%

of Bennett Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes100%

Property tax
100%$14 thousand
Bennett Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking100%

What stands out

100%

of Bennett Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full Bennett Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
100%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Bennett Township page →

West Blue Township

$78 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 15% of this ZIP is in West Blue Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes94%County and local tax money6.3%
Full West Blue Township breakdown

What stands out

94%

of West Blue Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes94%

Property tax
94%$15 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$1 thousand
West Blue Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking100%

What stands out

100%

of West Blue Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full West Blue Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
100%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
West Blue Township page →

Your schools

Fillmore Central Public Schools

$12.9 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 59% of this ZIP is in Fillmore Central Public Schools.

Where the money comes from

State tax money47%School district taxes40%Federal tax money6.8%Fees for services4.4%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.3%
Full Fillmore Central Public Schools breakdown

School district taxes40%

Property tax
35%$4.5 million
Other taxes
4.7%$606 thousand

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$566 thousand

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$888 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$6.2 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$44 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$202 thousand
Fillmore Central Public Schools page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges88%Sent to other local governments9.4%Debt payments (principal and interest)2.8%
Full Fillmore Central Public Schools breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$11.3 million
Sent to other local governments
9.4%$1.2 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
2.8%$363 thousand
Fillmore Central Public Schools page →

Sutton Public School District 2

$8.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 39% of this ZIP is in Sutton Public School District 2.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes45%State tax money44%Federal tax money4.2%Fees for services3.3%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.3%
Full Sutton Public School District 2 breakdown

School district taxes45%

Property tax
42%$3.7 million
Other taxes
3.5%$316 thousand

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$299 thousand

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$378 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$3.9 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$29 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$228 thousand
Sutton Public School District 2 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.9%
Full Sutton Public School District 2 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$8.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.9%$414 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sutton Public School District 2 page →

Your state

State of Nebraska

$16.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes48%Federal tax money35%Fines and other10%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)6.8%Local tax money0.3%
Full Nebraska breakdown

What stands out

10%

of Nebraska's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes48%

Sales tax
18%$2.97 billion
Individual income tax
15%$2.48 billion
Business income tax
10%$1.72 billion
Other taxes
5.5%$937 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 15 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$415 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$130 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$94.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$65.9 million
  • Tobacco taxes$43.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$33.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$32.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$28.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22.6 million
  • Amusement taxes$21.9 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$16.7 million
  • Corporation licenses$12.5 million
  • Driver's licenses$11.6 million
  • Severance taxes$3.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Amusement licenses$559 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
<0.1%$126 thousand

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$1.15 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 10 more
  • College tuition$490 million
  • University housing and dining$377 million
  • Other service charges$147 million
  • Other school charges$50.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$43.5 million
  • Hospital bills$30.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$10.7 million
  • Housing$2.8 million
  • Road charges$533 thousand
  • Airport$225 thousand
  • Other education charges$221 thousand
  • Garbage collection$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money35%

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

From the federal government
35%$5.91 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$46.3 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.76 billion
Fines
<0.1%$12.8 million
Nebraska page →

Where the money goes

Social services31%Sent to local governments26%Schools and colleges18%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%All other spending12%

What stands out

18%

of Nebraska's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full Nebraska breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
31%$5.03 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$4.89 billion
  • Welfare institutions$77.5 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$45.4 million
  • Veterans' services$14.6 million
Sent to local governments
26%$4.22 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 14 more
  • Sent to school districts$2.32 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.11 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$449 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$124 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$71.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$66.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$27.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$16.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$15.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$8.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$6.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$2.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$2.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$860 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$686 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$61 thousand
Schools and colleges
18%$2.93 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$1.98 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$562 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$271 million
  • Other education$125 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$1.21 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.21 billion
  • Airports$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$906 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; probation, parole and other corrections and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$377 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$221 million
  • Police$128 million
  • Courts and legal services$119 million
  • Inspections and regulation$59.7 million
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$796 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$420 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$247 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91.0 million
  • Other government administration$27.8 million
  • Government buildings$10.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.9%$641 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$380 million
  • Hospitals$260 million
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$354 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$354 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$80.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$75.9 million
  • Libraries$4.0 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$79.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.4 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1.1 million
Nebraska page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Nebraska. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Fillmore County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Fillmore Central Public Schools. Nebraska Department of Education, School District Annual Financial Report, school year 2024/25, fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

Sutton Public School District 2. Nebraska Department of Education, School District Annual Financial Report, school year 2024/25, fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

Grafton Township. 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.

Bennett Township. 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.

West Blue Township. 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.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the Annual Financial Report figures that a Nebraska government filed with the Nebraska Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year, ended August 31, 2025, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. The report covers all of the district's funds, such as the general, building, bond, employee benefit, school nutrition and activities funds. Borrowing, transfers between the district's own funds and loans between funds are not counted.

Debt payments. Debt payments include principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same district.

Federal and state money. Federal money passed through the state counts as federal here, so Nebraska school pages show more federal and less state money than the earlier Census figures did.

Cash basis. Fillmore Central Public Schools and Sutton Public School District 2 report on a cash basis, so these are money received and paid out during the year, and a year with a big construction project or loan repayment can show more spending than revenue.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.