Town Hall · Pickrell

Pickrell, NE town hall & government

Pickrell spent $527,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,788 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Pickrell's money goes

Spent
$527,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,788
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$8,000
$42 per resident
Administration & buildings
$400,00076%
Roads & transportation
$52,00010%
Sewer & trash
$48,0009%
Water & other utilities
$26,0005%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 46%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the state 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Pickrell

Full-time staff
0
9 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time7 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Beatrice Public Schools

Pickrell's K–12 school district, shared with Beatrice, Holt, Lincoln, Riverside, Midland and Logan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,380
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
2,119
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $13,380 per pupil, $8,371 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 Pickrell pay

Typical tax bill
$2,432
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$159,400
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 Pickrell's government

Town hall & decisions in Pickrell →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Pickrell

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

All of Pickrell'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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