Town Hall · Hemingford

Hemingford, NE town hall & government

Hemingford spent $5.3 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $6,816 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hemingford's money goes

Spent
$5.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$6,816
typical Nebraska cities: $4,803
Long-term debt
$1.5 million
$1,911 per resident
Roads & transportation
$2.1 million40%
Water & other utilities
$1.8 million35%
Parks & libraries
$425,0008%
Sewer & trash
$369,0007%
Health & welfare
$186,0004%
Administration & buildings
$155,0003%
Police
$116,0002%
Fire
$74,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 36%
  • Utility sales 35%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hemingford

Full-time staff
6
10 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Police
1 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hemingford Public Schools

Hemingford's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,930
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
388
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 72%
  • State 25%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $19,930 per pupil, $11,974 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 Hemingford pay

Typical tax bill
$1,843
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
2.03%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$90,600
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 Hemingford's government

Town hall & decisions in Hemingford →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hemingford

Hemingford is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Adrian Smith. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Hemingford'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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