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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Berkley took in $31.2 million and spent $32.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%State tax money14%Fines and other7.1%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

41%

of Berkley's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
41%$12.8 million
Other taxes
2.9%$896 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$896 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$10.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Other service charges$626 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$472 thousand
  • Garbage collection$419 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$519 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$4.3 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$2.0 million
Fines
0.5%$151 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking24%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

43%

of Berkley's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$14.0 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$9.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$634 thousand
  • Government buildings$458 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.3 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$667 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Berkley. 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 City 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.