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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bristol took in $2.2 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%City taxes18%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

42%

of Bristol's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes18%

Other taxes
11%$240 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor fuel taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$58 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$51 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.1%$154 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$732 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$280 thousand
  • Water$274 thousand
  • Garbage collection$155 thousand
  • Road charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$908 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs39%Interest on debt7.4%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

7.4%

of Bristol's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$790 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$641 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
  • Water supply$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$636 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$614 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$122 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$115 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bristol. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bristol 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.