City government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bridgman took in $4.9 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)43%City taxes36%State tax money14%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

35%

of Bridgman's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
35%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.1%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$984 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$581 thousand
  • Water$540 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$116 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$707 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$75 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$87 thousand
Fines
0.4%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments13%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending16%

What stands out

13%

of Bridgman's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$917 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$636 thousand
  • Fire protection$227 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$804 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$363 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$268 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$685 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$685 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$678 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$678 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$645 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$645 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$167 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bridgman. 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 Bridgman 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.