Town government · St Mary Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Berwick took in $6.7 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing, water)48%Town taxes41%Federal tax money8.7%State tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes41%

Sales tax
27%$1.8 million
Property tax
12%$778 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$148 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$146 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing; water and 6 more
  • Housing$877 thousand
  • Water$675 thousand
  • Sewer$455 thousand
  • Garbage collection$438 thousand
  • Gas$401 thousand
  • Electric power$202 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$92 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$580 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$106 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Housing and community development10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

10%

of Berwick's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$430 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$484 thousand
  • Sewer systems$410 thousand
  • Water supply$164 thousand
  • Gas supply$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$730 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$623 thousand
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$16 thousand
Housing and community development
10%$454 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$192 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$153 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$153 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$34 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Berwick. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Berwick 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.