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New Britain's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), New Britain took in $399 million and spent $451 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%City taxes36%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.0%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

49%

of New Britain's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
35%$139 million
Other taxes
1.1%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$35.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$12.3 million
  • Water$12.1 million
  • Sewer$10.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$368 thousand
  • School lunches$59 thousand
  • Other school charges$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.3%$17.2 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$194 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$243 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$7.5 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges60%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs9.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

60%

of New Britain's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
60%$272 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$272 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$66.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$48.3 million
  • Fire protection$16.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$729 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$704 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$42.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$33.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$643 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$606 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$28.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$12.6 million
  • Sewer systems$11.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$13.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.2 million
  • Libraries$3.5 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$9.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$9.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$8.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$8.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Britain. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of New Britain 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.