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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bernard took in $128 thousand and spent $66 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%City taxes34%State tax money7.0%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

15%

of Bernard's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Property tax
18%$23 thousand
Sales tax
15%$19 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$72 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$34 thousand
  • Sewer$28 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$9 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs26%Interest on debt15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

15%

of Bernard'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%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$17 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$10 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Bernard 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.