ZIP 68453 · Franklin Township, NE

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 68453: 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 68453?
68453 is served by the State of Nebraska, Saline County, Meridian School District 303, Fillmore County, Exeter-Milligan School District, Franklin Township and Bruning-Davenport Unified System. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Nebraska spent $16.3 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Saline County spent $15.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Meridian School District 303 spent $5.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Fillmore County spent $39.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Exeter-Milligan School District spent $6.4 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Franklin Township spent $25 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) and Bruning-Davenport Unified System spent $6.5 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 68453?
Of the governments serving 68453, Saline County collected $7.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Fillmore County collected $5.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Bruning-Davenport Unified System collected $2.8 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Exeter-Milligan School District collected $2.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Meridian School District 303 collected $1.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), State of Nebraska collected $126 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Franklin Township collected $9 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 68453.

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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: Saline County, Fillmore County, Franklin Township and Meridian School District 303

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 68453

Saline County$7.6 million

63% of its $12.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Fillmore County$5.2 million

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

Bruning-Davenport Unified System$2.8 million

43% of its $6.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Exeter-Milligan School District$2.7 million

43% of its $6.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Meridian School District 303$1.7 million

30% of its $5.7 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

Franklin Township$9 thousand

100% of its $9 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 counties

Saline County

$15.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 70% of this ZIP is in Saline County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes63%Fees for services28%State tax money8.7%Fines and other0.8%
Full Saline County breakdown

What stands out

63%

of Saline County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes63%

Property tax
63%$7.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$1.1 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$103 thousand
Saline County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Interest on debt1.7%Environment and natural resources1.4%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

38%

of Saline County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Full Saline County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$5.3 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$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$652 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$523 thousand
  • Government buildings$302 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$624 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$272 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$227 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$227 thousand
Social services
1.1%$177 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$177 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Saline County page →

Fillmore County

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

About 20% 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 town

Franklin Township

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

About 17% of this ZIP is in Franklin Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes100%
Full Franklin Township breakdown

What stands out

100%

of Franklin 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%$9 thousand
Franklin Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking100%

What stands out

100%

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

Full Franklin 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
Franklin Township page →

Your schools

Meridian School District 303

$5.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 65% of this ZIP is in Meridian School District 303.

Where the money comes from

State tax money47%School district taxes32%Federal tax money14%Fees for services5.3%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.3%
Full Meridian School District 303 breakdown

School district taxes32%

Property tax
30%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.8%$101 thousand

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$302 thousand

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$792 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$2.7 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%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$78 thousand
Meridian School District 303 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%
Full Meridian School District 303 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$5.7 million
Meridian School District 303 page →

Exeter-Milligan School District

$6.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 19% of this ZIP is in Exeter-Milligan School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes46%State tax money46%Fees for services4.6%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.1%
Full Exeter-Milligan School District breakdown

School district taxes46%

Property tax
43%$2.7 million
Other taxes
3.3%$214 thousand

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$292 thousand

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$152 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$2.9 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$9 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$95 thousand
Exeter-Milligan School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments5.5%
Full Exeter-Milligan School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$6.1 million
Sent to other local governments
5.5%$353 thousand
Exeter-Milligan School District page →

Bruning-Davenport Unified System

$6.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 11% of this ZIP is in Bruning-Davenport Unified System.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes47%State tax money42%Federal tax money4.5%Fees for services3.2%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.6%
Full Bruning-Davenport Unified System breakdown

School district taxes47%

Property tax
43%$2.8 million
Other taxes
3.9%$249 thousand

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$203 thousand

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$288 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$2.7 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$37 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$159 thousand
Bruning-Davenport Unified System page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%Sent to other local governments<0.1%
Full Bruning-Davenport Unified System breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$6.5 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand
Bruning-Davenport Unified System 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.

Saline County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Meridian School District 303. 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.

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

Exeter-Milligan School District. 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.

Franklin 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.

Bruning-Davenport Unified System. 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.

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. Meridian School District 303, Exeter-Milligan School District and Bruning-Davenport Unified System 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.