Town Hall · Minden

Minden, NE town hall & government

Minden spent $16.7 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $5,400 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Minden's money goes

Spent
$16.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$5,400
typical Nebraska cities: $4,803
Long-term debt
$4.1 million
$1,330 per resident
Water & other utilities
$8 million48%
Roads & transportation
$3.5 million21%
Sewer & trash
$1.6 million10%
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million8%
Police
$814,0005%
Housing & development
$674,0004%
Fire
$520,0003%
Administration & buildings
$155,0001%
Health & welfare
$149,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 54%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Minden

Full-time staff
23
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
3 full-time6 part
Police
6 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
4 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Minden Public Schools

Minden's K–12 school district, shared with Norman, Upland, Antelope, Heartwell and Marion. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,223
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
781
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 73%
  • State 23%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $17,223 per pupil, $10,134 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 Minden pay

Typical tax bill
$2,577
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$208,500
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.

Local

Contact Minden's government

🏛️ Official websitemindennebraska.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Minden →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Minden

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

All of Minden'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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