City government · Chatham County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bloomingdale took in $6.8 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money39%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%Fines and other22%City taxes8.2%Federal tax money4.1%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

39%

of Bloomingdale'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 taxes8.2%

Other taxes
7.2%$485 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$215 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$201 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.0%$66 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$661 thousand
  • Sewer$542 thousand
  • Garbage collection$382 thousand
  • Water$157 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$277 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$68 thousand

County and local tax money39%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
39%$2.6 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
12%$784 thousand
Fines
10%$700 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

41%

of Bloomingdale's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$300 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$145 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$808 thousand
  • Water supply$467 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$551 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$551 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$459 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$318 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$196 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$196 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$106 thousand
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$106 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bloomingdale. 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 City of Bloomingdale 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.