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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Berkeley took in $21.6 million and spent $13.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money35%Village taxes34%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)18%State tax money10%Fines and other1.3%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

35%

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

Village taxes34%

Property tax
30%$6.5 million
Other taxes
2.9%$636 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$396 thousand
  • Other licenses$223 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.1%$244 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$894 thousand
  • Garbage collection$579 thousand
  • Sewer$324 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$248 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.2 million

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$7.5 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$150 thousand
Fines
0.6%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Interest on debt2.8%

What stands out

36%

of Berkeley'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
36%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$579 thousand
  • Sewer systems$211 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$508 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$508 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$362 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village of Berkeley 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.