City government · Franklin County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Berger took in $256 thousand and spent $139 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)74%City taxes11%State tax money9.4%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

74%

of Berger's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes11%

Property tax
10%$26 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$189 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 2 more
  • Gas$73 thousand
  • Sewer$69 thousand
  • Water$27 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$24 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking21%Sent to other local governments6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%

What stands out

6.5%

of Berger'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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$50 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
  • Water supply$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$29 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$9 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Berger. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Berger 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.