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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Berkley took in $25.0 million and spent $24.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money25%Federal tax money4.5%Fees for services (school lunches, parks, land and natural resources)2.9%County and local tax money2.6%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

4.5%

of Berkley's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
62%$15.5 million
Other taxes
1.1%$265 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$151 thousand
  • Other licenses$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$730 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$563 thousand
  • Other school charges$114 thousand
  • School lunches$50 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$1.1 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$6.1 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$655 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$602 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Sent to other local governments19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Running the government and other costs7.6%Roads, transit and parking4.2%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

58%

of Berkley's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$14.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$14.2 million
Sent to other local governments
19%$4.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$402 thousand
  • Fire protection$152 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$450 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$554 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$554 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$165 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$88 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$87 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Social services
0.2%$41 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$41 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Berkley. 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 Town of Berkley 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.