Town Hall · Center

Center, NE town hall & government

Center spent $82,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $124 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Center's money goes

Spent
$82,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$124
typical Nebraska towns: $119
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$82,000100%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 100%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Center

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wahoo Public Schools

Center's K–12 school district, shared with Malmo, Wahoo, Weston, Ithaca, Stocking and Chapman. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,809
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
1,088
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 65%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $15,809 per pupil, $9,653 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.

Also serving Center: Mead Public Schools ($17,637 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Center pay

Typical tax bill
$3,816
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
0.81%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$468,800
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 Center's government

Town hall & decisions in Center →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Center

Center is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Don Bacon. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Center'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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