ZIP 68669 · Ulysses Township, NE

Eight governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 68669: 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 68669?
68669 is served by the State of Nebraska, Butler County, Ulysses Township, Read Township, Seward City School District 9, David City School District 56, Centennial School District 567 and East Butler School District 502. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Nebraska spent $16.3 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Butler County spent $37.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Ulysses Township spent $314 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Read Township spent $542 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Seward City School District 9 spent $24.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), David City School District 56 spent $17.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Centennial School District 567 spent $13.0 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025) and East Butler School District 502 spent $9.3 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 68669?
Of the governments serving 68669, Seward City School District 9 collected $10.2 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), David City School District 56 collected $7.5 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Centennial School District 567 collected $5.6 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Butler County collected $5.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), East Butler School District 502 collected $4.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Read Township collected $153 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Ulysses Township collected $140 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) 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 68669.

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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: Butler County, Ulysses Township, Read Township and Seward City School District 9

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 68669

Seward City School District 9$10.2 million

40% of its $25.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

David City School District 56$7.5 million

42% of its $17.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Centennial School District 567$5.6 million

43% of its $13.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Butler County$5.4 million

15% of its $36.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

East Butler School District 502$4.7 million

47% of its $10.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Read Township$153 thousand

31% of its $486 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

Ulysses Township$140 thousand

88% of its $159 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

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

Butler County

$37.4 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 90% of this ZIP is in Butler County.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)38%Federal tax money37%County taxes20%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

37%

of Butler County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

Full Butler County breakdown

County taxes20%

Property tax
15%$5.4 million
Other taxes
5.3%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.4 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$470 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$13.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$13.0 million
  • Other service charges$757 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money37%

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

From the federal government
37%$13.2 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$13 thousand

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$92 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$1.7 million
Butler County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals73%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Running the government and other costs1.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

73%

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

Full Butler County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
73%$27.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$27.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Public transit$91 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$3.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$3.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsProbation, parole and other corrections; police and 1 more
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$790 thousand
  • Police$663 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$329 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.2%$460 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$460 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$414 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$18 thousand
Butler County page →

Your towns

Ulysses Township

$314 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 52% of this ZIP is in Ulysses Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes88%Fees for services11%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

11%

of Ulysses Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Full Ulysses Township breakdown

Township taxes88%

Property tax
88%$140 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$1 thousand
Ulysses Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking100%

What stands out

100%

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

Full Ulysses Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
100%$314 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$314 thousand
Ulysses Township page →

Read Township

$542 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 32% of this ZIP is in Read Township.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services68%Township taxes31%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

68%

of Read Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Full Read Township breakdown

Township taxes31%

Property tax
31%$153 thousand

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$332 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$1 thousand
Read Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking100%

What stands out

100%

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

Full Read Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
100%$542 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$542 thousand
Read Township page →

Your schools

Seward City School District 9

$24.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 31% of this ZIP is in Seward City School District 9.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes44%State tax money44%Fees for services5.6%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.4%
Full Seward City School District 9 breakdown

School district taxes44%

Property tax
40%$10.2 million
Other taxes
4.7%$1.2 million

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$1.4 million

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$1.2 million

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$11.2 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$107 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$316 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$418
Seward City School District 9 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.3%
Full Seward City School District 9 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$23.2 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.3%$1.6 million
Seward City School District 9 page →

David City School District 56

$17.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 29% of this ZIP is in David City School District 56.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes46%State tax money43%Federal tax money5.5%Fees for services3.4%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.4%
Full David City School District 56 breakdown

School district taxes46%

Property tax
42%$7.5 million
Other taxes
3.6%$631 thousand

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$611 thousand

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$972 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$7.6 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$72 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$320 thousand
David City School District 56 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.7%
Full David City School District 56 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$16.2 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.7%$1.5 million
David City School District 56 page →

Centennial School District 567

$13.0 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 18% of this ZIP is in Centennial School District 567.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes47%State tax money42%Fees for services5.1%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.5%
Full Centennial School District 567 breakdown

School district taxes47%

Property tax
43%$5.6 million
Other taxes
3.9%$509 thousand

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$660 thousand

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$539 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$5.5 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$65 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$165 thousand
Centennial School District 567 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.5%Sent to other local governments0.6%
Full Centennial School District 567 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$12.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.5%$843 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$76 thousand
Centennial School District 567 page →

East Butler School District 502

$9.3 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 16% of this ZIP is in East Butler School District 502.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money42%Fees for services4.3%Federal tax money1.6%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.3%
Full East Butler School District 502 breakdown

School district taxes51%

Property tax
47%$4.7 million
Other taxes
3.2%$321 thousand

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$429 thousand

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$158 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$4.2 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%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$89 thousand
East Butler School District 502 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Debt payments (principal and interest)1.9%
Full East Butler School District 502 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$9.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
1.9%$180 thousand
East Butler School District 502 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.

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

Ulysses 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.

Read 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.

Seward City School District 9. 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.

David City School District 56. 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.

Centennial School District 567. 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.

East Butler School District 502. 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. Seward City School District 9, David City School District 56, Centennial School District 567 and East Butler School District 502 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.