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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Bridgeport took in $2.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%State tax money43%Fines and other4.3%City taxes2.1%

What stands out

43%

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

City taxes2.1%

Other taxes
1.1%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.0%$21 thousand

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$731 thousand
  • Sewer$211 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$909 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$86 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

4.4%

of Bridgeport'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
32%$394 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$278 thousand
  • Sewer systems$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$347 thousand
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)$338 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$205 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$205 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$192 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$192 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Bridgeport 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.