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Berkeley Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Berkeley Lake took in $1.9 million and spent $970 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%State tax money22%County and local tax money21%Fines and other0.5%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

21%

of Berkeley Lake's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes56%

Other taxes
31%$610 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$227 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$153 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$76 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$32 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$30 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
25%$477 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$428 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$410 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$8 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

61%

of Berkeley Lake's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$588 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$408 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$202 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$202 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$103 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Berkeley Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Berkeley Lake 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.