Town government · Naugatuck Valley County, CT

Bethlehem's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bethlehem took in $14.7 million and spent $8.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money32%Fines and other1.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)0.7%

What stands out

32%

of Bethlehem's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
66%$9.6 million
Other taxes
0.7%$102 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$62 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$96 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
32%$4.7 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$175 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

11%

of Bethlehem's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$295 thousand
  • Government buildings$183 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$922 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$107 thousand
  • Police$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$992 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$992 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$989 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$502 thousand
  • Libraries$487 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$145 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$106 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$106 thousand
Social services
0.8%$69 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bethlehem. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bethlehem itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.