ZIP 68527 · Lancaster County, NE

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 68527: 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 68527?
68527 is served by the State of Nebraska, Waverly School District 145 and Lancaster County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Nebraska spent $16.3 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Waverly School District 145 spent $40.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025) and Lancaster County spent $198 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 68527?
Of the governments serving 68527, Lancaster County collected $91.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Waverly School District 145 collected $17.1 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025) and State of Nebraska collected $126 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 68527.

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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: Lancaster County and Waverly School District 145

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 68527

Lancaster County$91.6 million

44% of its $208 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Waverly School District 145$17.1 million

43% of its $39.9 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

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

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Lancaster County provides local services like police and parks.

Lancaster County

$198 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 94% of this ZIP is in Lancaster County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes55%Fines and other17%State tax money14%Fees for services (hospital bills)9.2%Federal tax money2.3%Local tax money1.7%
Full Lancaster County breakdown

What stands out

11%

of Lancaster County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.5%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
44%$91.6 million
Other taxes
11%$23.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; estate and gift taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$11.6 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$7.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.7 million
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$19.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and hospital bills
  • Other service charges$17.9 million
  • Hospital bills$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$4.7 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$29.9 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$3.5 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$35.6 million
Lancaster County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking18%Social services7.5%Sent to other local governments3.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

48%

of Lancaster County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 24%.

Full Lancaster County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$95.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$41.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$26.8 million
  • Police$20.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6.5 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$39.6 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$23.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$36.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36.6 million
Social services
7.5%$14.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$14.7 million
  • Welfare institutions$144 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$6.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.8 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$4.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$998 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$998 thousand
Lancaster County page →

Your schools

Waverly School District 145

$40.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 97% of this ZIP is in Waverly School District 145.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes47%State tax money41%Federal tax money4.3%Fees for services4.1%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.8%
Full Waverly School District 145 breakdown

School district taxes47%

Property tax
43%$17.1 million
Other taxes
4.4%$1.8 million

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$1.6 million

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$1.7 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$16.3 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$310 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$1.0 million
Waverly School District 145 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.3%Sent to other local governments0.2%
Full Waverly School District 145 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$38.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.3%$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$75 thousand
Waverly School District 145 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.

Waverly School District 145. 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.

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

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. Waverly School District 145 reports 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.