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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bridgewater took in $125 thousand and spent $87 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fines and other18%State tax money12%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.8%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes58%

Sales tax
34%$42 thousand
Property tax
24%$30 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$15 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$14 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries37%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%

What stands out

37%

of Bridgewater's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
37%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$16 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bridgewater. 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 Bridgewater 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.