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Beemer, NE town hall & government

Beemer spent $1.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,607 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Beemer's government.

Town budget

Where Beemer's money goes

Spent
$1.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,607
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$1,966 per resident
Sewer & trash
$200,00019%
Water & other utilities
$194,00018%
Parks & libraries
$148,00014%
Roads & transportation
$143,00014%
Administration & buildings
$120,00011%
Police
$83,0008%
Interest on debt
$66,0006%
Fire
$53,0005%
Health & welfare
$22,0002%
Housing & development
$15,0001%
Other
$10,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Utility sales 27%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Beemer

Full-time staff
2
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,500
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
1 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Beemer didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Point Public Schools

Beemer's K–12 school district, shared with West Point, Sherman, St. Charles, Logan, Garfield and Elkhorn. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,504
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
722
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal

  • Local 68%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,504 per pupil, $11,166 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Beemer pay

Typical tax bill
$1,383
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.07%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$129,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Beemer's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.beemer.ne.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Beemer →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Beemer

Beemer is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Mike Flood. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Beemer's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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