ZIP 68876 · Buffalo County, NE

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 68876: 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 68876?
68876 is served by the State of Nebraska, Buffalo County, Shelton School District 19, Hall County, Wood River Rural High School District 83 and Gibbon School District 2. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Nebraska spent $16.3 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Buffalo County spent $41.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Shelton School District 19 spent $6.1 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Hall County spent $63.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Wood River Rural High School District 83 spent $12.4 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025) and Gibbon School District 2 spent $10.6 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 68876?
Of the governments serving 68876, Hall County collected $21.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Buffalo County collected $19.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022), Wood River Rural High School District 83 collected $6.1 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Gibbon School District 2 collected $5.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Shelton School District 19 collected $3.2 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 68876.

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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: Buffalo County, Hall County, Shelton School District 19 and Wood River Rural High School District 83

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 68876

Hall County$21.4 million

34% of its $63.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Buffalo County$19.6 million

62% of its $31.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022

Wood River Rural High School District 83$6.1 million

46% of its $13.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Gibbon School District 2$5.7 million

47% of its $12.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Shelton School District 19$3.2 million

48% of its $6.6 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 counties

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

Buffalo County

$41.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022.

About 72% of this ZIP is in Buffalo County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes73%State tax money22%Federal tax money3.8%Local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.6%
Full Buffalo County breakdown

What stands out

62%

of Buffalo County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes73%

Property tax
62%$19.6 million
Other taxes
11%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; estate and gift taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.1 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$1.2 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$6.8 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$352 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$198 thousand
Buffalo County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments10%Health and hospitals6.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

10%

of Buffalo County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Buffalo County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$16.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$15.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$891 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$4.2 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$4.2 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$391 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$391 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$247 thousand
Social services
0.2%$80 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$80 thousand
Buffalo County page →

Hall County

$63.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 28% of this ZIP is in Hall County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes34%Local tax money31%State tax money13%Fines and other12%Federal tax money10%

What stands out

31%

of Hall County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

Full Hall County breakdown

County taxes34%

Property tax
34%$21.4 million

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$6.5 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$8.5 million

Local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
31%$19.3 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$7.3 million
Hall County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs91%Health and hospitals9.4%

What stands out

91%

of Hall County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Full Hall County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
91%$57.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$57.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.4%$5.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.9 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Hall County page →

Your schools

Shelton School District 19

$6.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 66% of this ZIP is in Shelton School District 19.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money40%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services1.1%County and local tax money0.4%
Full Shelton School District 19 breakdown

School district taxes51%

Property tax
48%$3.2 million
Other taxes
3.1%$205 thousand

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$73 thousand

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$384 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$2.6 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%$26 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$105 thousand
Shelton School District 19 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Debt payments (principal and interest)4.9%
Full Shelton School District 19 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$5.8 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.9%$302 thousand
Shelton School District 19 page →

Wood River Rural High School District 83

$12.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 16% of this ZIP is in Wood River Rural High School District 83.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes50%State tax money37%Federal tax money6.1%Fees for services5.1%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.3%
Full Wood River Rural High School District 83 breakdown

School district taxes50%

Property tax
46%$6.1 million
Other taxes
3.9%$518 thousand

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$665 thousand

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$802 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$4.8 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%$40 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$213 thousand
Wood River Rural High School District 83 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Debt payments (principal and interest)3.3%
Full Wood River Rural High School District 83 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$12.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
3.3%$404 thousand
Wood River Rural High School District 83 page →

Gibbon School District 2

$10.6 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Nebraska Department of Education.

About 12% of this ZIP is in Gibbon School District 2.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money36%Federal tax money8.6%Fees for services3.4%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money0.4%
Full Gibbon School District 2 breakdown

School district taxes51%

Property tax
47%$5.7 million
Other taxes
3.8%$455 thousand

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$414 thousand

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$1.0 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$4.3 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%$53 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$58 thousand
Gibbon School District 2 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.0%
Full Gibbon School District 2 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$9.7 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.0%$956 thousand
Gibbon 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.

Buffalo County. 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.

Shelton School District 19. 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.

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

Wood River Rural High School District 83. 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.

Gibbon 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.

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. Shelton School District 19, Wood River Rural High School District 83 and Gibbon 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.