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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bloomington took in $178 thousand and spent $199 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%State tax money37%County and local tax money15%

What stands out

15%

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

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$85 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$50 thousand
  • Sewer$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$66 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

58%

of Bloomington'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
58%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$16 thousand
  • Water supply$12 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bloomington. 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 Bloomington 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.