City government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bridgewater Town took in $80.9 million and spent $90.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%State tax money7.9%Federal tax money3.1%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

72%

of Bridgewater Town's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

City taxes74%

Property tax
72%$58.1 million
Other taxes
2.7%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$867 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$10.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.8 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$385 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$2.5 million

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$6.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$72 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$891 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments41%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking2.9%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

41%

of Bridgewater Town's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
41%$37.2 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$36.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$224 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$18.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.0 million
  • Government buildings$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$14.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$10.8 million
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$342 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$13.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$6.8 million
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$488 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$751 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$665 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$418 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$247 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$168 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$168 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$88 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$88 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$27 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bridgewater Town. 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 Town 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.