Town government · Barnstable County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bourne took in $275 million and spent $120 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other60%Town taxes24%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

60%

of Bourne's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
22%$59.9 million
Other taxes
2.3%$6.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.3 million
  • Other licenses$920 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$29.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$19.0 million
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other school charges$163 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$96 thousand
  • School lunches$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$1.7 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$13.1 million

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%$861 thousand

Fines and other60%

Interest, rents and other
60%$164 million
Fines
<0.1%$162 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges38%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Sent to other local governments5.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

38%

of Bourne's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
38%$45.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$45.9 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$24.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$15.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Fire protection$6.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$412 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$13.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$6.8 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$6.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$174 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$6.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$739 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$264 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$552 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$552 thousand
Social services
0.2%$233 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$233 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$155 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$155 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bourne. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bourne 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.