City government · Stoddard County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bernie took in $2.5 million and spent $2.6 million.

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)61%City taxes31%State tax money4.8%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

10%

of Bernie's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Other taxes
16%$400 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$317 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
10%$253 thousand
Property tax
4.3%$106 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$582 thousand
  • Sewer$411 thousand
  • Water$293 thousand
  • Garbage collection$180 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$118 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$72 thousand
Fines
0.8%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

26%

of Bernie's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Gas supply$575 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$222 thousand
  • Water supply$221 thousand
  • Sewer systems$187 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$661 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$498 thousand
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$317 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$212 thousand
  • Public transit$105 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$74 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bernie. 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 Bernie 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.